
Al Diaz & Jilly Ballistic "2 Create" - Signed Book, First Edition
Exclusive autographed copy of "2 Create: Art Collaborations in New York City," Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. • Autographed by artists Al Diaz, Jilly Ballistic and author/photographer Yoav Litvin. AL DIAZ & JILLY BALLISTIC Al Diaz aka Bomb 1’s career spans five decades. A prolific and influencial first generation NYC subway graffiti artist, who later became a text-orientated street artist. He co-founded the mythical art duo SAMO© with the iconic Jean-Michel Basquiat. The pair used the title, accompanied by short phrases, in turns poetic and sarcastic, spray painted on the streets of downtown Manhattan starting in 1977. Jilly Ballistic is the Patron Saint of the Underground; New York City's most well-known anonymous street and subway artist. She pastes historical images and modern protest work illegally, with no permission, in public spaces and site specific locations as social commentary. "I was very impressed with her choice of imagery and felt it was a good match for my signage…