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Graffiti has a long pedigree, whether our starting point is the wall paintings of Lascaux, the carved crudities of Roman toilets or the G.I. inspired Kilroy of World War II's European theater. But Graffiti – notice our use of the capital G – and its focus on individual tags has a ...  Show more

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