dash snow was an up and coming underground artist from nyc, best known for his sculpture, photography, and collages. his work has been compared to ryan mcginley and larry clark, in that it consumes a documentary style of illicit nature including drug use, sex, and violence. i see his photography as an autobiography of the infamous debauchery he lived, that is often associated with young ny artists. dash was also known for this thievery and graffiti. he founded a graft crew called the irak crew. "rak" means to steal in slang.
dash lived a short life, passing away at the age of 27 from a drug overdose, as confirmed by his grandmother. he was found at the layfayette house, a downtown ny hotel.
some of his polaroid work can be seen on tinyvices.com
to read more about dash snow and friends, check out the new york times mag piece on him: chasing dash snow aka "sace irak crew". its like 9 pages long...
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