A Photographic Look At How Graffiti Is Healing Detroit

Graffiti has become an important art form that has turned the dark, crumbling buildings in the largely abandoned Motor City into a visual display of hope.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

(Photos courtesy of Chris Freitag, Pieces of Detroit) Widely regarded as a colorful form of vandalism and an indication of a lesser affluent, crime-inflicted part of town, graffiti is rarely, if ever, viewed as a positive addition to any community. But as community members in cities such as Detroit struggle to piece back together a city

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Banking On Banksy

As the enigmatic street artist closes his month-long ‘residency’ in New York, it’s unclear where genuinely incendiary art fits into the world of commerce.

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
By Jeffrey Cavanaugh

With Banksy’s month-long New York exhibition having come to a conclusion over Halloween, savvy New Yorkers now get a chance to reflect upon the tricks and treats the famously anonymous street artist served up for his adoring fans. It is doubtful, however, whether any will really appreciate Banksy’s art – ephemeral and transitory as the street he

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A Year Behind Bars For A Sidewalk Chalk Protest?

That’s the possible fate of four Las Vegas residents who chalked messages protesting police brutality at the local headquarters.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Four protesters who wrote anti-police messages using chalk on the sidewalks outside the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s headquarters and the Regional Justice Center twice in July as part of protests against police brutality, have been charged with two counts of “defacing property.” Two of the protesters were also charged with two counts

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