Dashiell A. Snow (July 27, 1981 – July 13, 2009) was an American artist based in New York City.[2] Snow's photographs included scenes of sex, drugs, violence, and the art world; his work often depicted the decadent lifestyle of young New York City artists and their social circle.[3]
Dashiell A. Snow was born July 27, 1981, to Taya Thurman and Christopher Snow. He grew up on the Upper West Side in New York City.[4] Snow and his siblings, Maxwell and Caroline, are descendants of the de Menil family, who are known for their philanthropy and collection of American art.
As a teenager, Snow began taking photographs to document the places he might not remember the next day.[6] In the 1990s, he was a member of the IRAK graffiti crew; the name of the group was meant to reference shoplifting, or otherwise called, racking.[7] In order to sign his work, Snow used the tag "SACE" or "SACER".[3][7]
His first solo photography exhibition took place in 2005.
In 2007, Snow and Dan Colen co-created an installation of shredded phone books in Jeffrey Deitch's SoHo gallery; the exhibit was named “Nest” or “Hamster Nest”.[4][9]
In his later collage-based work, Snow used his semen as a material applied to or splashed across newspaper photographs of police officers and/or other authority figures.[3]
In July 2007, his partner, Jade Berreau, gave birth to the couple's daughter, Secret Midnight Magic Nico.[10]
Death and legacyedit
On July 13, 2009, Snow died of a drug overdose while a guest of Lafayette House in New York City. He was 27 years old.[2][13]
In 2016, his family sued McDonald's after they refused to remove the tag "SACE" from the graffiti-themed interior design used in some European and Asian restaurants; the case was later dismissed.[14][15]
A documentary film about Snow, Moments Like This Never Last, was released in 2020.[16]
Publicationsedit
Slime The Boogie. Berlin/Los Angeles: Peres Projects, 2007.
Gang bang at ground zero. New York City: self-published, 2007. Zine. Produced in collaboration with Christopher Snow.
The End of Living, the Beginning of Survival. Berlin: Contemporary Fine Arts, 2007. ISBN 978-3931355425.
I'd rather drink muddy water, and sleep in a hollow log. Self-published / Contemporary Fine Arts Berlin, 2007. OCLC 935823668. Includes "Skeletal love" by Raina Hammer.
God Spoiled a Perfect Asshole When He Put Teeth in Yer Mouth. Berlin/Los Angeles: Peres Projects Holdings, 2007. ISBN 978-0977881994. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Peres Projects, Los Angeles.
Nest. New York City: Deitch Projects, 2008. With Dan Colen. ISBN 978-0977868698. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Deitch Projects, New York City, 2007.
In the Softest Grey Petals of the Bomb, Lay Your Finger Across my Lips. Los Angeles: Peres Projects, 2009. OCLC 549611230.
Polaroids. Berlin/Los Angeles: Peres Projects, 2009. ISBN 978-0981765846.
I love you, stupid!. New York City: D.A.P., 2012. ISBN 9781938922145. Cologne: Walther König, 2013. ISBN 9783863352646.
Love Roses. New York City: Karma, 2015. ISBN 9780983730736.
Selected Works From 2001 To 2009. Zurich: Nieves; Geneva: Innen, 2014.
Second edition. Zurich: Nieves; Geneva: Innen, 2020. OCLC 1220901922.
Exhibitionsedit
Solo exhibitionsedit
Silence is the only true friend that shall never betray you,Rivington Arms, New York City, 2006. Collages.[6][17][18]
Rivington Arms, New York City, 2006. Found materials, collages, sculptures and assemblages.[19]
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"Dash Snow - Telegraph". London: telegraph.co.uk. July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
^ abRoberta Smith, "Dash Snow, New York Artist, Dies at 27", The New York Times, July 14, 2009.
^ abcdeGavin, Francesca (July 15, 2009). "Dash Snow: An art icon for our times?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
^ abcdFeuer, Alan; Salkin, Allen (July 24, 2009). "Terrible End for an Enfant Terrible". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
^Sean O'Hagan, The last days of Dash Snow, The Observer, September 20, 2009.
^ abMicchelli, Thomas (October 15, 2006). "Dash Snow". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
^ ab"The Untold Story of Downtown New York's Most Legendary Graffiti Crew". GQ. August 30, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^Crow, Kelly (April 17, 2006). "The 23-Year Old Masters". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
^"Dan Colen - Interview Magazine". Interview Magazine. August 17, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
^ abThompson, Haven. "Christophe de Menil: Blithe Spirit". W Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
^"Chasing Artist and Downtown Legend Dash Snow". New York Magazine. January 15, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
^Smith, Roberta (July 15, 2009). "Dash Snow, East Village Artistic Rebel, Dies at 27". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^Roberta Smith,"Dash Snow, East Village Artistic Rebel, Dies at 27", The New York Times, July 15, 2009.
^"Dash Snow's Estate Sues McDonald's for Copyright Infringement". Hyperallergic. October 5, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
^Sullivan & Worcester LLP - Nicholas O'Donnell (April 26, 2017). "McDonald's Beats Graffiti Copyright Claims in California, But Faces New Threat over New York Street Art". Lexology. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^Greenberger, Alex (August 20, 2021). "Dash Snow Documentary Fails to Contend with the Artist's Carefully Constructed Persona". Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^"Dash Snow at Rivington Arms". www.artforum.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^Cotter, Holland (October 13, 2006). "Art in Review; Dash Snow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^"Michael Wilson on Dash Snow". www.artforum.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^Merjian, Ara H. (2008). ""Babylon: Myth and Truth" at Pergamon Museum". Artforum.com. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
^"WHB". open-case-303. 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
^"Exhibitions". White House Biennial. 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
^"Materialized: New Ameriacn Video and..." Bergen Kunsthall. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^"Exhibitions 2010". SMK – National Gallery of Denmark in Copenhagen (Statens Museum for Kunst). October 15, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2021.