For more than 20 years in New York City, graffiti culture was as pervasive as it was secretive. Scores of underground artists worked in the shadows to create illicit and unconventional masterpieces-colorful and graphic paintings made with aerosol spray paint on New York City subway lines. Graffiti writer Dondi White came up in the 1970s, plastering his name and many aliases on dozens of subway trains. His work and personality stood out in the culture, and he became a star among graffiti writers. As New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) eradicated graffiti writing from its trains, White became one of many graffitists who began to work aboveground. Graffiti-based art was at the heart of New York’s art scene in the
1980s. White put his work on canvas and exhibited it in art galleries. He was the first graffiti artist to have a one-man show in the Netherlands and Germany, and his work is collected by European museums. After his death in
1998, White’s brother Michael, and graffiti writer Andrew “
Zephyr” Witten, collaborated on
the book Dondi White: Style Master General, The Life of Graffiti Artist Dondi White, Regan Books 2001. Dondi also did a lot of the graffiti for the main character Zoro, in the movie
Wildstyle.
Dondi White Memorial
Tennis, Bowling, Boxing. Yoga. Now, tagging. Is there nothing that the people at Nintendo don't want to incorporate into their newest system? 
Just got home from The Roots Picnic and all I can say is wow. To all my fellow sailors who jumped ship at the last minute...because it was too hot? Come on now, you guys don't even know what you missed. Aside from the uncounted technical difficulties, microphone failures, and relentless heat (which made the show one that I will never forget), the show was first class. The highlights for me being, The Roots one hour and twenty minute set, Diplo w/ Blaqstarr and Rye Rye in the tent, Gnarles Barkley, and Quest playing the tambourine for an encore with Gnarles. And to all my fellow fans who stuck it out until the end and got to see the Gnarles and Quest collabo....we shared a special moment that only about a tenth of the people who attended the picnic witnessed. O yeah, and The Roots covered this tonight and crushed it. 
For more than 20 years in New York City, graffiti culture was as pervasive as it was secretive. Scores of underground artists worked in the shadows to create illicit and unconventional masterpieces-colorful and graphic paintings made with aerosol spray paint on New York City subway lines. Graffiti writer Dondi White came up in the 1970s, plastering his name and many aliases on dozens of subway trains. His work and personality stood out in the culture, and he became a star among graffiti writers. As New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) eradicated graffiti writing from its trains, White became one of many graffitists who began to work aboveground. Graffiti-based art was at the heart of New York’s art scene in the 1980s. White put his work on canvas and exhibited it in art galleries. He was the first graffiti artist to have a one-man show in the Netherlands and Germany, and his work is collected by European museums. After his death in 1998, White’s brother Michael, and graffiti writer Andrew “Zephyr” Witten, collaborated on the book Dondi White: Style Master General, The Life of Graffiti Artist Dondi White, Regan Books 2001. Dondi also did a lot of the graffiti for the main character Zoro, in the movie Wildstyle.
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