“THE MEANING IS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TEXT AS WELL AS THE TYPEFACE” Jim Joe, via Twitter
The Cult Of Joe is simply a collective of art fans who appreciate the work of NYC’s mysterious “street artist” Jim Joe. Jim Joe is an artist whose simplistic style stands out quite a bit from the ocean of graffiti scribbles that plaster NYC’s East Village and surrounding areas. From his cursive “tags” to his often nonsensical Samo-esque quotes, to his drawings on stickers to his writings on trash, his distinct style makes him easy to spot. This website is merely an attempt to document his work. Below, you will find some information and links that we’ve gathered about the man.
Resume:
- Private Property Art Show - @ The Hole May 2011. Sponsored by clothing company Alife and furniture/design company Uhuru. Featuring work from Earsnot, Max Fish, KR, Jim Joe and Semen. This exhibit contained two Jim Joe tables which were for sale for $7,500 each (unsold), a wall Jim Joe spray painted and a show poster. (photos via the If It’s Hip It’s Here blog and setlasmon).
- The streets of New York City, Brooklyn and Montreal
Influences of Joe:
- Jenny Holzer - Jenny Holzer is one of 8 people Jim Joe follows on Twitter. (the other 7 are Dailybible, New York Post, David Blaine, Kanye West, xuhanwei (Shanghai artist) Xu Han We, Justin Bieber and KunleRAK
- Marcel Duchamp (we have no evidence of this but it seems fairly obvious to us)
Notorious Joe:
- Momofuku, Ma Peche names a drink after Jim Joe, consisting of Yamazaki 12 year whisky, elderflower cordial and bitters.
- Charles Bradley “The World (Is Going Up In Flames)” - video (Jim Joe makes an appearance at 1:59)
- Jim Joe on Louis CK’s “Louie” (via Defaced NY)
- Jim Joe on HBO’s “How To Make It In America”
- Jim Joe on CBS’s “Person of Interest”
Links to Joe:
- Facebook (fan page)
- “This Is Jim Joe”- Subway Art Blog
- “Jim Joe - It Never Ends” - Moral Collective
- “The Art and Mystery of Jim Joe” - The Local East Village
- “Summer of Jim Joe”- NYC the Blog
- “Jim Joe Reaches New Heights”- EV Grieve
