graffiti
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Nearby, a municipal flagpole is rusted, palm trees are dead, handrails are covered with stickers and a sign establishing a “Special Enforcement and Cleaning Zone” is covered with grime and graffiti.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
At the Brant Foundation, Haring’s meteoric rise—from a graffiti artist decorating empty ad spaces in the subway in 1980 to international stardom by 1984—is recounted through some 50 objects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
A 20-year-old woman has been convicted on a graffiti charge for sticking googly eyes on a famous sculpture in South Australia.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage after graffiti was sprayed on the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, the Metropolitan Police said.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
It's bursting with so much color it looks like a graffiti artist got too excited with a spray can.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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