Yesterday I visited the memorial for Dash Snow at the Deitch projects gallery in nyc. Known by friends as the ‘Snowman’ and ‘Sace’ in the graffiti underworld, Dash became the sort of poster boy for a care free bohemian-esque lifestyle.
I won’t go into the details of the cause of death here, that’s not why i’m writting this. There is an article in the New York Times that gives more insight than I could about that.
I was first introduced to his work some summers ago. I remember thinking about the ‘gonzo-journalism’ concept Hunter Thompson fashioned and how it applies to Dash’s photo’s.
In the gallery on display along with his polaroids were works done in commemoration, letters, and other gifts from family and friends. There was also a separate viewing room with two small TV displays. The first was a time lapse of what looked like dash and some other unrecognizable naked bodies playing in shredded photocopied cash. The other was a short clip from an interview. He was asked about his personal beliefs to which he replied: “[laughs] well, i’ll tell you what i don’t believe in…”‘
Dashielle’s work in my mind is the most relevant and important testament to our overly stimulated society.
These are some of his polaroids that were featured in Vice magazine.
The rest of the polaroids featured in tiny vices can be found here.
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Interesting and informative. But will you write about this one more?
@ bunker: i’m not sure i’ll continue to write about dash in particular, but who knows
he is certainly an interesting artist that i could discuss at length.
Thank you so much. I didn’t know that artist and I find in his works a mix btw true enthousiasm and deep sadness that is really moving. I was in New York 10 days ago and I regret not to have been to Deitch Projects.
Yeah, there’s also a book for Dash memorial that’s available on the Deitch website. I quickly flipped through it but for some reason it wasn’t available for sale at the gallery. On a lighter note, I will be visiting another Deitch gallery for the Black Acid co-op exhibit before I return home.
Thank your for the tip. I just mentioned you in my last post on High Maintenance in Toulouse, here : http://highmaintenancetlse.blogspot.com/2009/08/hell.html. Enjoy your stay in NYC!