digital graffiti

Virtual spray paint

Digital graffiti is unauthorized or unsanctioned markings in digital spaces—defacing websites, tagging virtual environments, or leaving unwanted messages in online forums and games.

Like spray-painted tags on buildings, it ranges from vandalism to art: Hackers left digital graffiti across the company's homepage.

The term also covers legitimate street art created with digital tools like projection mapping or LED displays.

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medium/materiality

digital graffitistreet art

Illicit public murals

aerosol art · stencil art · cave paintings · wall murals · mural painting

institutional legitimacy

digital graffitigallery exhibitions

Displayed collections in museums

public art installations

permanence/preservation

digital graffitistone monuments

Lasting rock tributes

bronze statues · museum collections · heritage sites · memorials · classical sculpture

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G