The Coral Springs Museum of Art is showing street culture inside its gallery with a new exhibition, “Style Masters: The birth of the Graffiti Movement.” This new gallery is now open through October 4, 2025. This showcase highlights how graffiti grew from being a rebellious street expression into a recognized, common, and popular art form.
This show features over 150 original pieces of work from renowned graffiti artists, including Blade, Phase2, Futura, Crash, Quik, JonOne, and Lady Pink. Each one of these artists helps shape graffiti’s distinctive style, from colorful tags to full-scale murals. Seeing their work displayed in a professional work setting makes you realize how powerful and creative graffiti can be.
One of the coolest parts of the exhibit is that it doesn’t just feature historical works; instead, it includes brand-new murals painted directly on the walls of the museum. Four South Florida artists, Red, Disem, Weerdo, and Tragek, were invited to create their specific pieces of art on the museum walls. These large murals bring the power of the streets indoors, making the museum feel alive and interactive.
There is also a pop-up gift shop run by the Museum of Graffiti, presenting graffiti-inspired shirts, mugs, prints, and other assorted graffiti merchandise. It gives the visitors a way to bring a piece of the experience they share home with them, and it shows how much graffiti has increased beyond just walls and subways.
What makes this exhibit so important is the way it challenges people’s view of graffiti. For years, graffiti was seen mostly as vandalism, but this art show presents it as a true form of art, culture, and a way of expressing oneself. It tells the story of self-expression, rebellion, and creativity, showing that graffiti has earned a place in museums just as much as traditional paintings and sculptures.
What makes the Style Masters exhibit stand out is the way it helps connect with its audience, especially young people who might see graffiti every day but never stop to think about its meaning. “Walking into the exhibit feels like stepping into the streets, but in a way that allows visitors to take a minute to step back and study all the details,” said Erandi Torres (11). Many students have expressed surprise at seeing graffiti inside a museum, considering how it could change their perspective. “I never thought I’d see graffiti in a museum, but now I understand how powerful and creative it is,” added Christian Gordon (11). Their reaction captures what the exhibit is all about, proving that graffiti is more than just spray paint, and that it’s art with meaning, culture, and vision.
Whether you’re an art lover, a fan of street culture, or just looking for something new to experience and do, Style Masters is certainly worth visiting. The exhibit combines history, creativity, and vivid visual expression in a way that feels both exciting and meaningful. It’s an opportunity to see graffiti not just as spray paint on a wall, but as a powerful art form that continues to inspire communities and shape culture today.
