Al Diaz & Jilly Ballistic "AN EMPIRE IN DECLINE" - Limited Edition, Archival Print - 16 x 48"

AN EMPIRE IN DECLINE • Autographed archival pigment print • Printed on Moab Entrada Rag Bright 290 GSM archival paper • 16 x 48 inches Hand-signed and numbered by artists Al Diaz and Jilly Ballistic in a limited edition of 3 • Example: # /3 House of Roulx blind embossed stamping • Authentic Edition rubber stamp on verso • Letter of Authenticity "AN EMPIRE IN DECLINE" BY 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, w