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Tagging
In the late 1960s alot of boys started writing their names on public places. This was called tagging and was one of the first forms of graffiti in New York. -
Taki 183
In 1971 Taki 183 made the New York Times and became one of the first famous graffiti writers in NYC -
war on graffiti
The mayor of New York had declared war on graffiti. The New York authorirtes put in a major effort, to get rid of the graffiti in the city. The years 1980 to 1985 stands out as a particularly tough time for writers. -
New styles
Writers started using spray cans and discovered new graffiti styles. One of these styles were throwups (quickly don bubble letters or very simple pieces using only two colours). -
Skills
Writers began to compete on skill, and many of new styles were born. -
Crews
Graffiti crews began to appear in the streets. -
Competion
Now competitions between crews had begun. The crews had to be okay with painting a whole subway and married couple (a piece between two cars) to become King -
Spraying galleries
In the late 80s, the New York authorities offered legal walls, for writers to paint on, called spraying galleries, in an effort to control the writers, from doing it on public illegal places. -
Anti Graffiti
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani set up the Anti-Graffiti Task Force. He did it to prevent the problem of graffiti vandals in New York City. -
Spray paint - minimum age
Councilmember Peter Vallone, Jr. attempted to raise the minimum age for possession of using spray paint and permanent markers from the age of 18 to 21. The suggestion was granted. -
Graffiti today
To this day today, New York is the birthplace of graffiti. The citizens of NY doesn't see graffiti as vandalism, they see it as a way of expressing themselves and as an artform.
