Rammellzee
- Introduction
- Rammellzee (stylized RAMM:ΣLL:ZΣΣ, pronounced "Ram: Ell: Zee"; December 15, 1960 – June 28, 2010) was a visual artist, gothic futurist "graffiti writer", painter, performance artist, art theoretician, sculptor and a hip hop musician from New York City, who has been cited as "instrumental in introducing elements of the avant-garde into hip-hop culture".
- Wikidata
- Q327840
- Introduction
- First known as a graffiti artist, Rammellzee also recorded and performed as a musician, and later worked in sculpture and assemblage. In public appearances and photographs he would wear sculptural masks and costumes that he made himself from found objects.
- Nationalities
- American, African American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Graffiti Artist, Assemblage Artist, Musician, Multimedia Artist, Painter, Performance Artist, Sculptor
- Names
- Rammellzee, Ramm-ell-zee, RAMMΣLLZΣΣ, RAMM:ELL:ZEE, The RAMM:ELL:ZEE
- Ulan
- 500061289
Exhibitions
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Rammellzee, K-Rob, Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop / Test Pressing 1983, reprinted 2001
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