Dash Snow Dead of an Overdose at Age 27
Drugs are bad kids, mmmkay?? New York collage artist, photographer, and graffiti writer Dash Snow has died of an apparent heroin overdose at the young age of 27. News of his death came to light after Earsnot, a.k.a. Kunle Irak, a fellow downtown artist and one of Dash’s best friends, posted his passing on his Twitter page. (Warning — Very explicit language. Continue at your own risk.)
Per Kunle Irak’s Twitter:
“YOU HAD TO INJECT HEROIN RIGHT? YOU COULDN’T JUST…
DUDE! I F**ING HATE YOU. YOU ARE THE WORST GUY EVER! FUCK YOU! F**KING TURD! Dude.”
Fellow friend CLAWMoney also posted.
Per CLAWMoney’s Twitter:
“first IZ, then MJ and now SACE - f**kkkk http://bit.ly/k19dW”
Dash Snow was most known for his work that captured the raw and decandant nature of the NYC underworld and art culture, also tagging New York up under the name Sace. His work was exhibited at galleries like The Royal Academy in London, the Whitney, Deitch Projects and Saatchi Gallery. It is being said that his death comes as a huge loss to the downtown art scene. Snow is the maternal grandson of Robert Thurman and was also the nephew of actress Uma Thurman. His death has been confirmed by his grandmother Christophe de Menil who said her grandson was in rehab as recently as March, and has been off of drugs up until late. He leaves behind a 2 year old daughter named Secret.
Up until now, I have personally never heard of him. After his passing, I’ve checked out some of his work. Love him or hate him, you have to admire how unique this guy was. RIP Dash Snow.
Image Via: Wenn
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