Artist: Al Diaz
Title: “We Escape and Wait...”

About the Artist:

Al Díaz’s career spans five decades. At 15 he was the recognized subway graffiti artist known as “BOMB-ONE.” His friendship and collaboration with schoolmate Jean-Michel Basquiat on SAMO©... (an Avant-garde graffiti project), and the iconic hip-hop record, “Beat Bop” are noted in contemporary art history. A sought-after expert of New York City counterculture art, he appears in publications, films and speaks at universities and museums. His mixed media work is shown and collected internationally. In 2018, Díaz authored SAMO©...SINCE 1978, an illustrated history of his street art legacy

How has covid19 affected you?

“This is an extremely difficult time for all of us and it's not just the fear of contracting the illness. Being in a state of general uncertainty is extremely stressful. It drains us both emotionally as well as physically. On a more positive note, the madness surrounding us, is oddly stimulating for creating work and will hopefully produce stronger, more socially concerned art.” - Al Diaz