Barack Obama if elected has chosed the graffiti street artist who started Obey, Shepard Fairey to be his VP candidate.

A Bronx teen was arrested Tuesday on charges of scrawling graffiti over a Bronx mural honoring a fallen 9/11 hero - and promptly told cops he was sorry he’d done it. Avery Prince, 17, put his tag, “SIPS,” over the face of Firefighter Peter Bielfeld on a mural near the Bravest’s former home in Olinville, cops said. Read the rest of the article here.

The graffiti artist Espo was recently featured in the New York Times. Check out the article here.

There’s an article in the LA Times about the arrest of graffiti artist Buket. Check out some updates on the Buket previous from our last post. Check out the newest article.

These two police officers have been accused of beating up a vandalism suspect, according to city officials. The alleged victim was treated for a broken jaw. District Attorney Lynn Abraham issued warrants for Officers Sheldon Fitzgerald and Howard Hill III, charging them with attacking the Logan man last year. Check out the rest of the article here.

Over several nights this month, a graffiti vandal stared into the face of Firefighter Peter Bielfeld, who lost his life rushing into the World Trade Center - and coldly spray-painted right over it.
Now the Olinville community where Bielfeld lived, the South Bronx community where he worked and Bielfeld’s family are raging, and out to punish whoever defaced the memorial wall mural of Bielfeld.

“It’s ridiculous. It is very personal,” said Bielfeld’s father, Ernest, 73, who held memorial services at the mural in memory of his son on Olinville Ave., before his son’s remains were found. “It’s such an emotional thing for us. Angry? I’m pissed off.”

The LA police were after the graffiti artist Buket for his graffiti across the state. Deputies said Cyrus Yazdani, who is allegedly known as “Buket,” announced he will turn himself in. Deputies said they found plenty of evidence to use against him, including this YouTube video. Read more about the article here.

As far as the City of Toronto is concerned what looks like graffiti is classified as art in the same city which in the latest Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Fun Guide offers free graffiti classes for kids ages 9 to 15 on the same page as traditional pursuits like ballet, boxersize, yoga and drama. Read more of the article here.

A man posing as Darth Vader attacked a Star Wars fan, who had founded a Jedi Church. Check out the rest of the article here.

Evan Roth from the Graffiti Research Lab made a presentation in Toronto on Saturday April 19th at FITC. While he was in Toronto they setup their equipment to post some laser graffiti on the Toronto city hall. There was an article in the Toronto star about the display. The police were just concerned with penises being drawn or derogatory phrases being written. While the police were talking to Evan, the police had their backs turned to the city hall wall. The crowd was writing some funny slogans making jokes toward the police. Before displaying the laser graffiti on city hall, they tried to get up on the CN Tower. Unfortunately they were only able to get one tag drawn before getting kicked out.