Kunle Martins

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Earsnot
IRAK
Born
Kunle F. Martins Jr.

1980 (age 44–45)
New York City
OccupationArtist
Known forFounder of IRAK crew
Movement Graffiti
Website Mr. Kunle F Martins Jr. on Instagram

Kunle Martins is an American artist. He was born in 1980 in New York, where he currently lives and works. [1] In 1997, Martins founded IRAK, a graffiti crew that included Dash Snow, Dan Colen, Joey Semz and Ryan McGinley among others. [2]

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As a graffiti artist, Martins gained notoriety tagging as Earsnot. More recently, Martins’ artistic practice has been based in portraiture. He has also collaborated with Dover Street Market, Supreme, and Adidas. [3] Martins is represented by the New York gallery 56 HENRY. [4]

Solo exhibitions

Martins most recently exhibited works in 2021 at Bortolami Gallery in New York, in a solo show titled S3ND NUD3S. [5] He presented What’s Up Fam? at 56 HENRY in early 2020, [1] and Portraits:Looking Like a Snack at Shoot the Lobster in New York in early 2019. [6]

Group exhibitions

In spring 2019 Martins collaborated with contemporary artist and romantic partner Jack Pierson on the exhibition Pee Party at Jeffrey Stark in New York. [7] Martins' work has appeared in other group shows at galleries and cultural institutions throughout the United States and Europe, including The Hole, New York; Beyond the Streets, New York; White Columns Benefit Auction, New York; Amelchenko, New York; Bonnie Poon, Paris; Coney Art Walls, New York; Wynwood Walls, Miami; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and Clayton Patterson Gallery, New York.

Personal life

Martins is gay. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kunle Martins". 56 HENRY. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Noah (2021-08-30). "The Untold Story of Downtown New York's Most Legendary Graffiti Crew". GQ . Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  3. ↑ "56 Henry, Kunle Martins". 56 Henry, Kunle Martins. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  4. ↑ "56 Henry, Artists". 56 Henry, Artists. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  5. ↑ "S3ND NUD3S — BORTOLAMI". S3ND NUD3S — BORTOLAMI. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  6. ↑ "Kunle F. Martins". Shoot The Lobster. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  7. ↑ "Kunle Martins and Jack Pierson invite you to their 'Pee Party'". Document Journal. 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  8. ↑ Johnson, Noah (30 August 2021). "The Untold Story of IRAK, Downtown New York's Most Legendary Graffiti Crew". GQ . Retrieved 2022-05-02.
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