Graffiti
genre of writing or drawing etched, scratched, scribbled, or sprayed (often, but not always illicitly) on a wall or other surface in a public place
English: Graffiti (singular: graffito) refers to writing or drawings that have been written or painted on a wall or other surface.
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Historical graffiti
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Ancient graffiti carved by pilgrims at Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Old City of Jerusalem
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Ancient graffiti possibly showing John the Baptist.
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Engraving of the graffito "Kilroy" on the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C.. Kilroy was a popular graffito among American G.I.s during the Second World War.
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Graffiti presumably inscribed by Viking mercenaries on the second floor of the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul.
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Spanish inscription at El Morro National Monument, 1605, with later graffiti.
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18th-19th century graffiti in a Norwegian stone shelter.
Simple writings
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in Wien
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in Jakarta
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Graffiti tag in an old wall, Chile
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In Hong Kong
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in Częstochowa (CHWDP is acronym for vulgar chuj w dupę policji - fuck the police in ass)
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On the monument to a Francoist general in Santoña, Spain.
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On a door in Barcelona
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In Israel
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Tag in Malmö, Sweden
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Tag in Namur, Belgium
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Graffiti tag and mushroom drawing in México
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In Columbia Missouri
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Graffiti on a railroad bridge in Queens, New York City, USA
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Tag in Thailand
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Graffiti carved in a tree
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Large love message on a wall in Tuscany
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Cathedral of St.Gallen, reflected in a window, graffiti
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Tags on a monumental building in Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Graffiti found on the back of a business in Austin,TX.
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New York City Graffiti in early 90's
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Multiple writings on Abbey Road sign in London
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"Give Peas a Chance" painted on a railway bridge in London became a popular landmark
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Tag on Axsom's ShortStop in Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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Tag on Axsom's ShortStop in Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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TV graffiti on Axsom's ShortStop in Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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graffiti on Axsom's ShortStop in Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Elaborate paintings
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Hong Kong
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in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany.
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in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany.
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in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany.
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Graffiti piece in Bratislava, Slovakia
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Graffiti piece in Bratislava, Slovakia
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in Hamburg
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Forum de Barcelona
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In London, UK.
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in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Stadthaus Böcklerpark at Landwehrkanal
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Lausanne
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Elisabethmarkt München
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Elisabethmarkt München Thema Energie
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Graffiti in der Unterführung am Botanischen Garten in München
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Graffiti in der Unterführung am Botanischen Garten in München
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Graffiti in der Unterführung am Botanischen Garten in München
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Graffiti in der Unterführung am Botanischen Garten in München
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Street art in Barcelona
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Street art in Barcelona
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Street art in Barcelona
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Street art in Barcelona
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Graffiti in Prato
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Street art in Warsaw
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Street art in Barcelona
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Graffiti from Spin
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Graffoi from Iz The Wiz
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Graffiti by Miss Van, Barcelona
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Graffiti by Miss Van and Ciou, Barcelona
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Graffiti by Miss Van, Barcelona
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Graffiti by Miss Van, Barcelona
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Piece of a snake placing graffiti, Katwijk
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Wall of Fame, legal graffiti wall in Katwijk
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Graffiti under a bridge in Tampere, Finland
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Graffiti in Luhansk
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Graffiti in Luhansk
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Graffiti in Luhansk
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An example of giraffiti or heavens in Sydney
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Graffiti in Helsinki, Finland
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Graffiti in Sevilla, Spain
See also Category:Stencil graffiti, Banksy and John Fekner
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Drewniana Street in Warsaw
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Zajęcza Street in Warsaw
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Zajęcza Street in Warsaw
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Street art in Barcelona
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Street art in Barcelona
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Street art in Ximen/Taipei, Taiwan
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Graffiti in Wrocław
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Stencil in Munich/Germany (Be Pippi (Longstocking), not Annika)
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Stencil in Germany (Don't forget about dreaming!)
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Stencil in Germany (Paint doesn't damage anything.)
Sticker & wheatpaste graffiti
editFootball graffiti
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Graffiti in Montevideo, Uruguay
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Graffiti in Montevideo, Uruguay
Ideological graffiti
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Graffiti in Montevideo
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Graffiti in Essen
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in London
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In San Salvador
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in New York
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in London
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Lausanne: "La croissance est une folie" ("growth is madness")
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Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Val d'Oise, France. The city mayor's name is mocked after an anti-graffiti program
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On a squat house
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at the EPFL for the 20th anniversary of Tchernobyl
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Lausanne: "Bush vs World"
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Pacifist graffiti in Israel
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Genève, crise du logement, 2007
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Independentist graffiti in Catalonia.
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The Berlin wall has become a Mecca for graffiti writers. Featured here is an image of Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker making out. The words at the top read "God! help me stay alive." Image taken in 2005.
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The plaque on Mary Brogger's Haymarket Riot|Haymarket memorial in Chicago. Note the seal of the City of Chicago has been painted over with Anarchist symbols.
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The Haymarket memorial in Forest Park, Illinois, vandalized with Anarchist messages.
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The Rabin memorial in Rabin Square. The inscription says: "At this place Yitzhak Rabin was murdered in the struggle for Peace. The largest graffito reads: "(we are) sorry"
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Emma Goldmans vandalized grave in German Waldheim Cemetery.
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Graffiti inside the ruins of the Reichstag after World War 2.
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Berlin Wall with graffiti
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Graffiti next to paradox by Erich Fried
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Art-graffiti on the Berlin Wall
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Art-graffiti on the Berlin Wall
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Berlin Wall on November 6, 1989
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Watch-tower in Alt-Treptow
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Berlin Wall memorial (Potsdamer Platz)
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Graffiti in Bethlehem
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Graffiti in Bethlehem
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Graffiti on the Israeli West Bank barrier, checkpoint from Bethlehem to Jerusalem
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Graffiti on the Israeli West Bank barrier in Bethlehem
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Palestine
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Graffiti and artwork inside an Iraqi prison cell, 2003.
Graffiti artists in action
editConstant transition of graffiti
editA few photos demonstrating how graffiti works in popular spots get painted over with new works frequently:
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Graffiti at a former roof felt factory in Santalahti, Tampere, Finland, September 2008
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The same place in April 2009
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August 2009
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June 2011
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November 2011
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June 2012
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November 2012
Miscellaneous graffiti photos and other related material
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Graffiti on Derelict factory, Faro
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spain, with texture of wall
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emphasing the concrete texture
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A sometimes wet and wild location in nature, here the Wall of Hall of Fame in Marburg