If you guys never heard of Dash Snow, then here's was a man who potentially had some talent.
He was born and raised in New York City, seen regularly been associated with the “downtown scene,” referring to a sort of second coming of 1960s and 70s Warhol-era New York.
Dash Snow,at a young age ran away from home and lived on the streets around 13-14 years od, began to use drugs heavily, and joined a graffiti crew, started documenting his life at age 16 through Polaroid photographs.
He was included in the 2006 Wall Street Journal article titled "The 23-Year Old Masters", which selected ten top emerging US artists including Rosson Crow, Ryan Trecartin, Zane Lewis, Barney Kulok, Rashawn Griffin and Keegan McHargue.
In 1999 Snow married Agathe Aparru, now known as Agathe Snow, an artist.
According to Snow's New York Times obituary, this marriage ended in divorce.
He had a daughter, Secret Aliester Ramirez Messenger Santa Creeper, by Jade Berreau, a model, actress, and photographer, in 2007.(One source states the child's name is Secret Magic Nico.)
Snow died on the evening of July 13, 2009 at Lafayette House, a hotel in lower Manhattan. His grandmother Christophe de Menil was quoted as saying that he died of a drug overdose.
1981-2009
Often depicting self-destructive escapades, Snow’s photographs captured the energy and lives of those around him.
via wikipedia, nytimes
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