TAKI 183

TAKI 183
TAKI 183 (right) at a 2010 gallery event with his tag visible on the wall behind
Born1953-1954[1]
NationalityGreek
Years active1960s - 1970s
Known forPublic art
Graffiti
Painting
Street art
StyleTagging
MovementGraffiti
Websitehttps://www.taki183.net/
Tag

TAKI 183 is the "tag" of a Greek-American graffitist who was active during the late 1960s and early 1970s in New York City.[2] The graffitist, whose given name is Demetrios, has never revealed his full name.[2]

  1. ^ "'Taki 183' Spawns Pen Pals" (PDF). The New York Times. July 21, 1971. p. 37.
  2. ^ a b Schwartz, Carly (October 24, 2013). "Graffiti Artist Taki 183 Captivated New York Decades Before Banksy". HuffPost. Retrieved November 22, 2017.