Roberta Smith is such a damn good art journalist– check out her most recent piece on a fantastic public mural dedicated to the late Dash Snow, located on the corner of Houston and Bowery in New York City (about five blocks from my apartment). I’m a little drunk from my good friend Jill‘s birthday dinner, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Dash Snow’
“magical realism with a touch of grit”
Posted in Reviews, tagged Dash Snow, Os Gemeos, public murals in New York, Roberta Smith of the New York Times on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dash Snow dies young, as expected
Posted in Artists, News, tagged controversial art, Dash Snow, downtown NYC artists, Maureen Paley Gallery, sculpture on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Total bummer: Gawker reports that Dash Snow, quintessential downtown NYC artist, has died of a heroine overdose. He was 27. Snow’s popularity- and marketability- derived from his renegade lifestyle, elusive persona and controversial works. A substantial New York Magazine article from two years ago titled “Chasing Dash Snow” is worth the read; the article is [...]