Blog Tag - Graffiti

Art on the Streets: Get To Know Some of Beijing’s Graffiti Artists
Submitted on Oct 30, 2022
A big city without graffiti and tagging is a boring place to be. While the art form does carry negative connotations due to its affiliation with...
Three Arrested After Badaling Great Wall is Defiled... Again
Submitted on Mar 23, 2021
It appears Badaling just can't catch a break. In what has become almost an annual event, the popular portion of the Great Wall is back in the news...
Football Star Cristiano Ronaldo Spotted Signing Walls and Jerseys at Beijing's 798
Submitted on Jul 24, 2017
Beijing footy fans went wild this afternoon (Jul 24) when Real Madrid star forward Cristiano Ronaldo made an appearance at 798 Art District. The...
Graffiti it up Friday, May 15 at EatItalia Xtreet Party in 798
Submitted on May 12, 2015
Want to learn more about Beijing’s graffiti scene, see some of its best street artists in action live, and like pizza? There aren't enough...
Screentime: Lance Crayon Talks About "Spray Paint Beijing"
Submitted on May 08, 2014
A video producer for China Daily by day, Lance Crayon spent his nights with some of Beijing's top graffiti artists to create Spray Paint Beijing,...
Five Questions for Lance Crayon about "Spray Paint China"
Submitted on Feb 22, 2014
Lance Crayon was born with a colorful name. By day a video producer for China Daily, Crayon filmed graffiti artists at work to create his first...
Do Not Erase’s Graffiti Artists Talk Banksy, Police and Drawing on Breasts
Submitted on Jul 20, 2012
Graffiti artists are kind of like ninjas. They wear hoods a lot and most of their missions involve getting a job done with no one noticing. The...
Own Original Graffiti, Give a Kid a Helping Hand
Submitted on Jun 28, 2012
Documentary director Lance Crayon just premiered his new film, Spray Paint Beijing, the first doc to cover Beijing's vibrant street art scene. But...
Art Attack: Graffiti Giants, Open House at Yuanfen Flow and Hollywood Exodus to China?
Submitted on Jun 15, 2012
If you haven’t had a chance to enjoy this freakish blue sky streak yet, let’s hope the awesomeness continues this weekend. Good excuses to get out:...
Meet Eltono: Beijing’s Newest Street Artist
Submitted on Jun 30, 2011
Those of you who attended our 2011 Reader Bar + Club Awards might still be finding wayward pieces of confetti in the corner of your living room, in...
Hit The Streets: UCCA Workshop for Urban Art
Submitted on May 12, 2011
The thought of youths with spray cans brings forth thoughts of defacing public property and running from the police but graffiti is much more than...