Churchill’s statue in Parliament Square is defaced with pro-Chelsea graffiti

Churchill’s statue in Parliament Square is defaced with pro-Chelsea graffiti after club’s Champions League win Winston Churchill’s statue in Parliament Square has been scrawled in graffiti Graffiti read ‘Chelsea’, ‘CFC’ and ‘1905’ – the year the London club was founded The Metropolitan Police are investigating the vandalism following UEFA final  By Jack Wright For Mailonline … Read more

Scientists figure out how to save street art with a cleaner that only wipes away graffiti

Street art has become a mainstream cultural phenomenon, thanks to artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Banksy and Kaws. But outdoor murals are vulnerable to vandals, who mar their beauty with unwanted graffiti. A group of chemists in Italy have developed a method to wipe away graffiti while keeping the art underneath intact. The process … Read more

Graffiti carved on an ancient Roman building some 1,900 years ago could be of the Crucifixion

It is said to be the earliest and only known image of the Crucifixion – a depiction of human-like figure with the head of a donkey nailed to a cross. The anti-Christian ‘graffito’ was etched into a plaster wall of an imperial training school for ancient Roman slaves between 50AD and 250AD. Beneath the cross … Read more

Is Banksy back? Another piece of graffiti appears on Reading bridge

Is Banksy back? Another piece of graffiti appears on Reading bridge just weeks after the elusive artist sprayed a design on the walls of the town’s jail The drawing has appeared on Reading Bridge, which crosses the River Thames  It is similar to the typewriter that features in Banksy drawing on Reading Prison Mural was … Read more

Ancient graffiti left by 18th century traders found in St Wilfrid’s Church, Kelham Nottinghamshire

Art in heaven! Hundreds of examples of ancient graffiti dating back nearly 300 years are discovered on walls of parish church in finding of ‘national significance’ The historic markings were found at St Wilfrid’s in Kelham, Nottinghamshire Historians and residents are convinced the ‘unusual’ artwork is a notable find The etchings are thought to have … Read more

Sacha Baron Cohen mocked in Melbourne graffiti artist’s mural after comments on Covid art

Artist who tricked Sacha Baron Cohen into falling for Covid graffiti hits back with tongue-in-cheek wall dedicated to the Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen tweeted an image of a mural from Australian graffiti artist  Mural featured Bill Gates with vaccine and the words ‘time to install your update’  Baron Cohen said it was example of … Read more

Sinister graffiti threatening Michael Gove appears in Belfast

Sinister graffiti featuring Michael Gove‘s name, address and a threatening message has appeared in a staunchly loyalist area of Belfast. The menacing ‘we don’t forget, we don’t forgive’ message was scrawled across a series of hoarding boards in the Sandy Row area of Northern Ireland‘s capital. The street is in a well-known loyalist area which was … Read more

Infrared scans reveal author of hidden graffiti on The Scream

Infrared scans have revealed Norwegian artist Edvard Munch was the author of hidden graffiti on his 1893 painting The Scream.  The inscription near the top left corner reads ‘kan kun være malet af en gal mand’, which translates as ‘can only have been painted by a madman’ and was thought to have been later added … Read more

Police in Northern Ireland probe sinister graffiti threat aimed at Brexit port workers

Police in Northern Ireland are probing a sinister graffiti terror threat made to Brexit port workers. The investigation was launched after the words ‘all border post staff are targets’ appeared spray painted on a wall in Larne, County Antrim, on Thursday. It is not known who was behind the latest threat, but MPs have warned … Read more

Oxford Circus tube station covered in graffiti by vandals who ran amok while London shops closed

Oxford Circus tube station is left covered in graffiti by ‘Diabolical Dubstars’ vandals who ran amok while London’s biggest shopping street was closed due to Tier 4 restrictions The artwork was found on Boxing Day and features a tribute to Grenfell Tower  It is alleged the graffiti artist group Diabolical Dubstars tagged the tube station  … Read more