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Deutschlandfunk Kultur Podcast discusses Al Diaz
Podcast by Susanna Petrin April 30, 2021Deutschlandfunk Kultur has released a podcast about Al Diaz in which Susanna Petrin discusses his beginnings as a graffiti artist at the age of 12 years, his love for language that he shared with Jean-Michel Basquiat which ultimately led to their famous SAMO collaborations as well as his return as an artist in recent years.Read more -
Al Diaz discussed in Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Feuilleton article by Susanna Petrin April 30, 2021Susanna Petrin discusses how Al Diaz and Jean-Michel Basquiat turned the phrase "same old shit" into their famous SAMO moniker, parted ways not long after with Jean-Michel Basquiat becoming the celebrated darling of the 1980s art scene and Al Diaz disappearing into obscurity. It took some 30 years until Jean-Michel Basquiat's untimely death at the age of 27 that Al Diaz took up his art career again.Read more