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KAI1 - Lookin' good in Tucson

Tucson WeeklyAs the Santa Ana winds are burning up beach front property in Malibu, Arizona winds are stirring up (once again) controversy (won't they ever learn that graffiti is ART) by none other then our contributing writer to Art as Authority and good friend, KAI1. Damn we're proud! Check out more below. There's also a lexicon for you graffiti newbies. Article by Ashley Houk and the Tucson Weekly. KF

Tagging Tales
A night inside Tucson's street-art community

The sweet, acidic smell of spray paint surrounded us like a cloud. Two graffiti artists--"Kai" and "Exit" are their tag names--made letter outlines for their bombs, large names and graphics, in a 30-foot-wide wash under the midtown Padre Kino statue. More


Bomb: A bigger name or graphic, often with two or three colors of paint. More

Tucson Crews (so you know what that tag stands for) More


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