I found out today that controversial photographer and artist, Dash Snow, died in New York on Monday. Apparently, he overdosed on heroin during a relapse (he had gone to rehab in March and seemingly kicked his addiction).
Dash’s work had always appealed to me — I’d actually say that he is in the top 10 on my “favourite artists” list. I was fascinated by his work, his life. To me, he was a dream interview. I spent the better part of the last year trying to schedule an interview with him, but he was notoriously difficult to get a hold of and nothing came together. We had scheduled a time back in November but he cancelled and we weren’t able to line up another time.
Dash’s fame will only grow from here. I can’t help but draw comparisions to Basquiat. Check out http://www.tinyvices.com/dash_snow.html to see some of his work.
