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The history of graffiti dates back to ancient times, but modern graffiti emerged in Philadelphia in the early 1960s with Darryl McCray ('Cornbread') as the father of modern-day graffiti. Graffiti reached New York in the late 1960s and became a major form of street art in the 1970s. The term 'graffiti' was first used by The New York Times and Norman Mailer. Graffiti is considered as a form of artistic expression and is often associated with subcultures as a rebel against authority. Graffiti can be classified into various forms like Tag, Throw-up/bomb, letters, piece/character, calligraffiti, stencil, wheat paste, and stickers. The purpose of graffiti is often to publicly display artistic expressions in response to the lack of access to museums and art institutions and the continuous strife, discrimination, and struggle of living in the city. Graffiti is considered as a tool to express political opinions, (indigenous) heritage, cultural and religious imagery, and counter-narratives to dominant portrayals of life in the barrios.

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Graffiti has been around for a long time, but modern graffiti as we know it began in the 1960s in Philadelphia with Darryl McCray. It became a major form of street art in New York in the 1970s and was dubbed 'graffiti' by The New York Times and Norman Mailer. Graffiti is a form of artistic expression that is often seen as rebellious. It comes in various forms such as Tag, Throw-up/bomb, letters, piece/character, calligraffiti, stencil, wheat paste, and stickers. Graffiti is used to publicly display artistic expressions in response to a lack of access to museums and art institutions, and to address political opinions, cultural and religious imagery, and counter-narratives against dominant portrayals of life in certain areas.