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Cool "Disco" Dan (December 31, 1969 – July 26, 2017) was the pseudonym of American graffiti artist Dan Hogg. [1] [2] His standard mark, a particularly styled rendering of his name, was ubiquitous in the Washington metropolitan area, notably along the route of the Washington Metro Red Line.
Roger Gastman (born 1977 in Canton, Ohio) is an American art dealer, curator, filmmaker, and publisher who focuses on graffiti and street art. Career [ edit ] In 1997, Gastman began his career in graffiti culture by selling aerosol paint tips and creating the graffiti magazine While You Were Sleeping [1] .
The Legend of Cool "Disco" Dan is a 2013 American documentary film written and directed by Joseph Pattisall. [1] The film was released on April 15, 2013 in conjunction with the release of the book Pump Me Up: DC Subculture in the 1980s. [2] [3] The documentary was narrated by Washington, D.C. -native Henry Rollins.
Al Diaz (artist) Al Diaz (born June 10, 1959) is an American urban artist and lecturer best known for being among the first generation of graffiti writers in the community and for co-creating the graffiti campaign SAMO© with Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1978. [ 2][ 3][ 4]
Borf was a graffiti campaign seen in and around Washington, D.C., during 2004 and 2005, carried out by John Tsombikos while studying at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. This four-letter word was ubiquitous around the Northwest quadrant of Washington, and ranged from simple tagging to complete sentences to two-color stencils to the ...
Early History. Alice Denney, a contemporary art collector active on the Washington scene, founded the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) in 1975 as a "service center" for area artists and performers. The WPA's mission was not simply to provide a place for artists to show their work or perform, but also to make available advice in arts ...
Born. Bronx, New York, U.S. Style. Graffiti, mural. Richard Mirando, known as Seen UA, is an American graffiti artist. [ 1][ 2] He is one of the best known graffiti artists in the world and has been referred to as the Godfather of Graffiti. [ 1] Seen first started to paint on the New York City Subway system in 1973. [ 1]
Graffiti on the side of a building in Washington, D.C., 2020. Graffiti is a cause of disagreement among residents of Washington, D.C., in the United States. [ 1 ][ 2 ]