Parting Shot: Art Is Long and Life Is Short
Vintage Dash Snow graffiti in Queens. Under the arched cutout it reads: “That says SACE or fuck off!”
Photo by BruceLabounty802
Responding to the proliferation of interest around the vandalism of Os Gêmeos’ new work, Allen AKA tweets, “Quit gassing up the toy that scribbled in a tiny corner of the Os Gemeos mural. Shit is fixed and a non-issue.” In addition to touch up work, the twins also added a dedication to Dash Snow. |@akanyc|
As the art world mourns the death of Dash Snow, media outlets like the New York Post are using it as an opportunity to promote the paper. The gossipers at Page Six write, “Snow made collages that incorporate copies of The Post, which he told Page Six two years was his favorite paper.” Yea, his “favorite paper”…to jizz on.
Dash Snow once said, “I’m not a businessman. [But] my business used to be and still is thievery, to some extent. I came across a camera, which I thieved when I was 16 and started taking pictures.” And he certainly took a lot of pictures, but Snow was also a prolific vandal, a model, and a multifaceted contemporary artist. It’s almost impossible to fully encapsulate his capacity for creativity, but below is a sampling of the late artist’s eclectic body of work. Read more »
Dash Snow: 1981-2009
According to multiple sources, Downtown legend Dash Snow has died after overdosing on heroin. He was 27-years-old. More info when available. Our condolences to the entire IRAK family. Update: His grandmother confirmed the sad news.
Photos by Mario Sorrenti
Semen Sperms documents “Golden Baby Shower (2009),” his latest collaborative art project with Dash Snow and the hamster nesting artist’s toddler daughter Snow: “a semi-sealed golden bubble wrap envelope containing Secret Snow’s dirty diaper, deposited at an OG piss spot on Bleeker street, waiting to be discovered by some brave soul.” However sicko art collectors should know that it’s not worth as much without proof of authenticity. |SS|
Brooklyn Museum Adds ‘Snow’ to Their Collection
The Brooklyn Museum is showing off some new prints given to them by photographer Dash Snow and his dealer, Javier Peres. Expectedly, this latest body of work continues the artist’s long-running experimentation with semen and other adult themes. Read more »
Snow On the Bowery
Hamster nesting artist Dash Snow is featured in the latest issue of Muse magazine. Photographer Mario Sorrenti shot the the artist in his cluttered studio on the Bowery where he not only produces collages and jizz-stained Post covers, but raises his toddler daughter, Secret Snow. Click the images below for a selection of photos from Snow’s un-childproofed crib and see more online or at the newsstand. Read more »
Purple magazine’s founder and editor, Oliver Zahm, appeared in a fashion profile for the New York Times recently where he discussed his desire to look how child molesting film genius Roman Polanski did in the ’70s, an affinity for Ray-Bans, and his plans to “show the beauty and love” of ‘Washed Up‘ artist Dash Snow by dressing him like a girl:
“In the next issue, I have the artist Dash Snow wearing women’s clothes from the fall collections. To see a beautiful man like Dash, who for me is American aristocracy—this is inspiring.”
Truly inspiring indeed!
Photo: Dash Snow at V-magazine party |Logo|
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