Al Diaz (artist)

Al Diaz
Diaz in 2015
Born (1959-06-10) June 10, 1959 (age 65)[1]
Bellevue Hospital, New York City, U.S.[1][verification needed]
Known forgraffiti, urban art, contemporary art
Movementcontemporary art, graffiti
Websiteal-diaz.com

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]

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