Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wendy Altschuler is a seasoned travel and adventure writer and author. Street art is no longer rejected as merely deleterious ...

Street art is far and away the world’s most globally accessible genre of contemporary art. It’s shared obsessively on social media, courted by fashion and lifestyle brands, and now, a darling of the ...

It starts with a squiggle on an abandoned building, then another, and another, until the once-blank wall is transformed into a mural. A tag from the author marks the final touch. Eventually, this ...

Since the upper Paleolithic times, we’ve been painting pictures on walls with many advanced civilizations across the ancient world decorating sacred sites, cities, and tombs with murals meant to ...

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Take a tour in Banksy's home town with the organiser of Europe's largest street art and graffiti festival. Street art is hard to avoid, even if you want to. It creeps along alleyways, blooms across ...

Street art is a city's outdoor museum. Not just attractive to look at, it often functions as a gateway into the underlying social, cultural, or political concerns of the setting in which it appears.

Joining a street art tour is a great way to dive into the culture in Stavanger, Norway. Aside from being Norway’s energy industry hub, Stavanger is also renowned for its picturesque white, wooden ...

The trio of art thieves descended on their target with precision, audacity and insouciance. They wore dark hoodies, masks and gloves. They brought with them everything they would need: a ladder to ...

Desperate to see some art, but eager to maintain your social distance? A street art walking tour might be just the fix. Street art, of course, has had a controversial and rapidly evolving history.

Drasko Boljevic climbs precariously on a bench and pastes his latest work up on a wall next to a bar. It's broad daylight, and there's a security camera aimed right at him. "How does it look?" he asks ...