Striking murals pay tribute to graffiti artist Nekst in Detroit
Street artists descended on Detroit over the past week to pay tribute to Nekst, one of the world’s most prolific street artists.
Crews to start tearing down Brewster housing projects
The former red-brick community was the nation’s first publicly funded housing project for black people.
A year later, Grand River pops with 100+ colorful murals
The blossoming Grand River Creative Corridor has a greater purpose beyond its 100+ murals.
Mayor Bing mum on stalled Brewster projects demo
By now, crews were to begin demolishing the red-brick towers and row houses.
Vigilantes are attacking graffiti writers in Detroit
Fed up with the inundation of graffiti, some Detroiters are taking matters into their own hands
Kid Rock mural among dozens of recent targets of fire extinguisher graffiti – or ‘pissing’
In under a minute, someone armed with a paint-filled fire extinguisher can spray 20-foot-tall streaks of paint on buildings and never been seen.
Owner of Cafe D’Mongo’s attacked by graffiti vandals trying to deface Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
Owner Larry Mongo suffered cuts and bruises after confronting the vandals on the roof of the two-story building, he said today.
Lens on Detroit: 6 murals with positives messages of hope, perseverance
Take a tour of 7 positive murals in Detroit.
Controversial graffiti writer from New York City splashes Detroit with fire extinguisher-propelled paint
Katsu has been seen painting on a homeless man in New York City, and brazenly tagged the side of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
Art, vandalism or civil disobedience? “Fire extinguisher graffiti” splashed on Detroit buildings
On the east side, an abandoned dollar store and vacant house along Chene also were targeted with the same erratic paint patterns, presumably from a fire extinguisher packed with paint.