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Stash (graffiti artist)

Josh Franklin (born 1967), known as Stash, is an American graffiti artist and graphic designer based in Brooklyn, New York.[1]

Stash
Born
Josh Franklin

1967 (1967)
Long Island, New York
NationalityAmerican
Known forGraffiti, Spray paint art
MovementStreet art,
Websitemrstash.co

Biography

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Franklin was born in Long Island, New York in 1967.[2] He grew up in New York City, finding inspiration from a young age looking at illegal Graffiti art on the sides of the city's subway trains while on his way to school.[3] Later in the early 1980s, Stash started painting trains alongside other artists such as Futura and ZEPHYR. He exhibited at age 17 with pop artists Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and later continued on as a successful gallery artist. He got the name Stash from the colloquial term "stashing", which equates to hiding things. Growing up in a very small home, Franklin felt the need to hide, or "stash" his most valued belongings from his brother.[4][5]

In 1989, he appeared as a graffiti artist in the feature film Slaves of New York.

By the 1990s, Franklin began collaborating on product designs with high-profile brands such as Nike,[6][7] Reebok,[8] Casio,[9] and more recently A Bathing Ape, Leica and Uniqlo.[10][11] He still remains an active graphic designer to this day.[12] Franklin also created two clothing brands and opened a sneaker shop: Subware, Recon, and Nort/Recon Sneaker shop.

Exhibitions

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  • 2009: Celeritas, SURU Gallery, Hollywood, group[13]
  • 2011: Blue Brooklyn, Galerie Issue, Paris, solo[14]
  • 2012: Brooklyn – Berlin, Galleri Jonas Kleerup, Stockholm, group[15]
  • 2013: NW20 Exhibition, Bape Gallery, Kyoto, group[16]
  • 2014: SPRAYED IN FULL, The Seventh Letter Flagship and Gallery, Los Angeles, solo[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Out of a can and into the world's art galleries". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Stash Biography". Artnet. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ Caraan, Sophie (12 December 2019). "Why Stash Is Hopeful About Graffiti's Future". Hypebeast. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Biography of Stash". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  5. ^ Cheong, Wayne (26 November 2020). "Right Here, Right Now: how graffiti artist, Stash, came to be". Esquire. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. ^ "AIR ZOOM SPIRIDON STASH". Nike.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Watch STASH Discuss His Favorite Nike Collaborations". Hypebeast. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Everything You Need to Know About Stash's Reebok Question Collab". Complex. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Casio G-SHOCK Partners with Legendary Graffiti Artist STASH on Limited Edition Collaboration Watch". Casio.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  10. ^ "BAPE® x STASH". BAPE.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  11. ^ Caraan, Sophie (12 December 2019). "Why Stash Is Hopeful About Graffiti's Future". Hypebeast. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  12. ^ Hudson, Alexandra (24 July 2015). "Local Graffiti Legend STASH Began His Work on the Subway System". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Exhibition Combines Street and Fine Art and Motorcycle Culture". Business Wire. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Stash "Blue Brooklyn" @ Galerie Issue Recap". Hypebeast. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  15. ^ Fox, T.S. (31 January 2012). "Mode 2 & Stash "Brooklyn - Berlin" Exhibition Recap". Hypebeast. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  16. ^ "NW20 Exhibition @ BAPE GALLERY KYOTO". Hypebeast. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  17. ^ Bray, Arthur (31 March 2014). "Stash "SPRAYED IN FULL" Exhibition @ The Seventh Letter". Hypebeast. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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