While Tucson has a bit of a graffiti problem in general, there are some using the University of Arizona as a canvas in more aesthetically pleasing ways, usually using stencils and a single color of spray paint.

underpass near Greek Row
  • underpass near Greek Row
staircase of the Music Building
  • staircase of the Music Building
sidewalk next to a Zone 1 parking lot
  • sidewalk next to a Zone 1 parking lot
wall of the Park Student Union
  • wall of the Park Student Union
sidewalk a few blocks north of campus at the Zona Verde apartment complex
  • sidewalk a few blocks north of campus at the Zona Verde apartment complex
staircase of the Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center
  • staircase of the Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center

This article appears in May 17-23, 2012.

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6 replies on “Tucson’s Banksys at Work”

  3. i dunno…i think virtually all forms of this kind of activity suck. it’s just not cool to unilaterally mar the public space….although i’m all for murals, sanctioned art, etc. but, graffiti is graffiti is graffiti.

  5. i think the penguin one is good, but i feel what others have tagged around it takes away from the artistic aspect

  6. Agreed, that penguin image is awesome. I’ve actually seen it around town a few times.

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