A-One (Anthony Clarke) (American, 2001)

Anthony “A-One” Clarke (American, 1964–2001) was a legendary New York Graffiti artist. He first started painting at the age of six, and began tagging subway cars in the mid-1970s. Although he studied architecture, he continued to refine his style throughout his career both on the street and through his work on canvas. A-One was a member of the “Tag Master Killers,” a group of artists which included Rammellzee, Toxic, Delta 2, and Kool Koor. He was included in a number of group exhibitions in the United States throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and participated in the 1984 Venice Biennale. His work has also been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions at Galleria Salvatore + Caroline Ala in Milan, Italy; the Piccolo Museum in Lecce, Italy; and Galerie Quintessens, in Utrecht, the Netherlands. A-One died in Paris from complications from a brain hemorrhage at the age of 37.

Timeline

1964
Born in New York, NY
1990
Harlem Hall of Fame, Graffiti wall
2001
Died in Paris, France

Exhibitions

2010
Galleria Salvatore + Caroline Ala, Milano (solo)
2009
Né dans la rue, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris
2007
"Il Futuro del Futurismo", GAMeC - Galleria d´Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
2006
"When Aerosol Outlaws Became Insiders: Graffiti Art at the Brooklyn Museum", The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
2004
Gezeichnet Graffiti , Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
2001
"Graffiti", Galerie du jour Agnès B, Paris, France
1992
"Coming from the subway / New York Graffiti Art", Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands
1991
"American Graffiti : A Survey", Liverpool Gallery, Bruxelles, Belgium
"Post-Graffiti / Fine Art", Federal Reserve Board Building, Washington, D.C.
" Graffiti Art", Musée National des Monuments Français, Paris, France
1990
Galerie Quintessens, Utrecht, The Netherlands (solo)
"Post Graffiti, Figuration Libre", Foundation Verranneman, Kruishoutem, Belgium
1988
"New York Graffiti", Sammlung Ludwig, Aachen; Hans Metternich, Coblence, Germany
1987
"Beyond Words (Science & Symbiotics)", Fashion Moda, Bronx, NY
Ludwig Collection, Fort Belvedere, Florence, Italy
1985
Piccolo Museum, Lecce, Italy (solo)
"Sidney Janis Presents Graffiti", Arco 85, Madrid, Spain
" 3 Graffiti Artists – Aone, Noc & Toxic", Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY
" Zeitgenössiche Kunst", Galerie Thomas, Munich, Germany
1984
"Graffiti", Makler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"Arte di Frontiera", Galleria comunale d’arte moderna, Bologne, Italy
"Classical American Graffiti Writers and High Graffiti Artist", Galerie Thomas, Munich, Germany
" Graffiti", Maurice Keitelman Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Robert Fraser Gallery, London, UK
XlI Venice Biennale,Venice, Italy
"Rapid Enamel The Art of Graffiti", The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1983
"Post-Graffiti", Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY
Galeria Salvatore Ala, Milan, Italy (solo)
1982
Hamilton Place, Installation, New York (solo)
Fashion Moda, South Bronx Show, New York
Studio 54 Installation, New York
Camouflaged Panzerism ptl, New York
1981
Fashion Moda, South Bronx Show, New York