truly the class of 1958 seems to be checking out en masse. kind of disconcerting. say so long to iz the wiz.

 

iz was famous for a couple of things. first off: quantity over quality. he was no dondi or zephyr or futura artistically, but he was everywhere. that was central to the graff idea circa 1980. he "went over" people, taking special pleasure in ruining your masterpiece: he wanted graff to be a crime, not an art. he was the definition of kinging lines and going all-city. he's important in representing in pure form a particular idea about what graff is and what it means. he was the darth vader of the classic documentary style wars.