SAMO is a graffiti tag originally used on the streets of New York City from 1978 to 1980. The tag, written with a copyright symbol as "SAMO©", and pronounced Same-Oh, is primarily …

Sep 6, 2017 · Behind the words were two teens named Al Diaz and Jean-Michel Basquiat, who collectively identified as SAMO© and used the moniker as a channel for their angst. It was …

Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970s as part of the graffiti duo SAMO, alongside Al Diaz, writing enigmatic epigrams all over Manhattan, particularly in the cultural hotbed of the …

Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970s as part of the graffiti duo SAMO, alongside Al Diaz, writing enigmatic epigrams all over Manhattan, particularly in the cultural hotbed of the …

Apr 10, 2017 · The literary graffiti of Jean-Michel Basquiat made a big dent in the NYC graffiti universe — and helped pave the way for its evolution into street art.

Mar 20, 2019 · Aided and abetted by a tight circle of friends, the bulk of Samo ©’ s sayings are the work of two sharp, personable teenagers named Jean (17) and Al (19) who share re­markably …

Aug 30, 2024 · In the late 1970s, the streets of New York City became the canvas for a mysterious new graffiti tag: SAMO©. This intriguing acronym – short for "Same Old Crap" – …

May 15, 2018 · Before his death at age 27; before the heroin addiction, the money, the fame, the gallery exhibits; before the friendship with Andy Warhol; before the Mudd Club and the New …

1977 to 1980 marks the point in graffiti history that the legendary Jean-Michel Basquiat first came to the public attention with his SAMO graffiti on the streets. Though associated just with …

Jean-Michel Basquiat first develops “ SAMO” comic character with friends at City As School high school. After throwing a cream pie in his principal’s face at a high school assembly, Jean …

Sep 29, 2010 · Heir to the racist configuration of the American art exchange and the delimiting appraisals of blackness in the American mainstream media, Jean-Michel Basquiat appeared …

Nov 13, 2024 · Jean-Michel Basquiat, known to many as SAMO, is an icon whose influence reverberates through the art world and beyond. His unique blend of street art aesthetics, …

Jan 16, 2025 · "SAMO" (often with "©" accompanying it) was Jean-Michel Basquiat's tag (a moniker used by graffiti artists used to identify and advertise themselves), and became …

Apr 12, 2011 · In the late 1970s, graffiti tags by SAMO -- the moniker shared by Jean-Michel Basquiat and friend Al Diaz -- became ubiquitous on New York's Lower East Side.

Jun 19, 2024 · As Basquiat’s solo career took off, his relationship with Diaz strained, leading Basquiat to “kill” SAMO© in 1980 and focus on painting. Basquiat’s painting career was …

Sep 19, 2016 · In 1976, Jean-Michel Basquiat began "writing" his unique brand of graffiti throughout Manhattan under the name "SAMO." His work from the first consisted of …

In the late 1970s, Basquiat began his artistic journey by engaging in street art and graffiti. Under the pseudonym SAMO (short for “Same Old Shit”), he collaborated with his friend Al Diaz to …

Nov 1, 2011 · At the end of the ’70s, as New York City’s Soho transformed from an ethnic factory district to the art hub of the elite, the graffiti collective SAMO© — made up of an anonymous …

SAMO, a tag calling up associations like "Sambo","Samson", or "Same Old Shit", remained anonymous for some time. Eventually, it became known that the author of SAMO's poetic …

Jan 11, 2022 · Now, in a new film by director Julius Onah, we’re getting a further look into Basquiat’s life and career. Samo Lives is a biopic that will look deeper into who the artist really …

Jean-Michel Basquiat rose to prominence as a street artist writing on the walls of Lower Manhattan as SAMO. He was immersed in the Downtown music scene with his experimental …

Jean-Michel Basquiat (ur. 22 grudnia 1960 w Brooklynie, w Nowym Jorku, zm. 12 sierpnia 1988 tamże) – amerykański artysta współczesny. Początkowo uprawiał graffiti, później zajął się …