Amid the coronavirus pandemic, graffiti art in New York City and elsewhere is being used as an outlet for creativity and expression amid shutdowns and panic.
1990s mural by FX CREW photographed in the Bronx as seen in their book, "Broken Windows: Graffiti NYC."Karla said she and her husband have seen more graffiti around the city during the pandemic, although much of what they've been documenting has been vandalism.
Eric Felisbret, a former New York graffiti artist turned author, says he has also noticed new graffiti that reflects the pandemic being shared on social media. It reminds him of murals after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that aimed to spread “harmony instead of discord,” and also ones from the 1980s.
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