If graffiti is inspiring, it's because it's fun, cool and does not take formal training. Young kids who paint on the walls are screaming to be heard and, yes, we all started that way.

In the 1980s, the graffiti artist was everywhere in the nation's capital. Now the city, which has been on an anti-graffiti crusade, is going to display Cool 'Disco' Dan's work.

Work from 150 graffiti artists is on display at a new 100,000-square-foot graffiti and street art exhibition opening in Williamsburg on Friday. Beyond The Streets, on view through August and ...