Graffiti Cultural Background Questions

Birth and Evolution

• Who started Graffiti in NYC?
• Why did other kids imitate him?

Tagging and More

• What are tags?
• What came after tags in the history of graffiti?

Style Wars

• What were the style wars?
• What are "writers' benches"?

The Golden Age

• What was "king of all lines"?
• Why was that difficult to acheive?

Creativity

• What was mayor Ed Koch's point of view?
• Do you agree? Why?

Contemporary Graffiti

• Where did graffiti start to appear after it was no longer applied to subway trains?

Graffiti and Hip Hop

• What is the relation between graffiti and hip hop?

The Two Today

• Who does graffiti today?

The Environment

• Why is graffiti still important?