LEON REID IV
An Afternoon with Leon IV
Date: Friday 9.18
Start Time: 2:00pm
Location: Rm. 403, Barney building
An intimate look at the public installations of Leon Reid IV. Presented by the artist with over 150 images of his work as a graffiti, street and public artist in New York, London and Berlin.
Leon Reid IV born Richmond, Virginia 1979, entered the world of public art as a teenage graffiti writer on the streets of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1995. His move to Brooklyn, New York in 1998 signaled a transformation from traditional graffiti work as Verbs to a more contextual and humorous style under the name Darius Jones. His creative progression is chronicled in the novel “The Adventures Of Darius and Downey” published by Thames and Hudson 2008. Leon Reid IV continues to work publicly in and outside of New York City. He holds a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute and a M.A. From Central St. Martins School of Art and Design in London.
