- SAMO - Wikipedia
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 associated with the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, but was originally developed as a collaboration between Basquiat and Al Diaz
- Samos Empire - Wikipedia
Samo's Empire (also known as Samo's Kingdom or Samo's State) is the historiographical term [note 1] for the West Slavic tribal union established by Samo who is called King ("Rex") according to Fredegarius, the only contemporary source
- The story of SAMO©, Basquiat’s first art project | Dazed
New York artist and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s teenage collaborator, Al Diaz, speaks on how they got their start in the city’s art scene – through a series of cryptic messages that they signed off as SAMO©
- Jean-Michel Basquiat and the Birth of SAMO - The Village Voice
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 similar handwriting
- THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF… Jean-Michel Basquiat aka SAMO
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 create thought-provoking and often cryptic messages on New York City walls
- Microsoft Word - viewingsamo©CORR. doc - Henry Flynt
SAMO© was read through the close of Basquiat’s life It was as if every stroller on the streets of lower Manhattan in 1978 was responsible for seeing not what was visible, but what would be thought fifteen years hence
- Art in the Streets
SAMO was originally a group of a few friends, but Jean was the most aggressive and clever with it, strategically placing his tag and the thought-provoking statements that often accompanied it on many well-traveled streets in SoHo and the East and West Village
- The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Jean-Michel Basquiat and SAMO©
SAMO© graffiti carried a rebellious spirit, acting as an “alternative religion” for those disillusioned with society The messages were political, propagandistic, poetic, and often surreal
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