Quik (1958) - IBM Man

QUIK (Lin Felton) (1958)
IBM Man, 2025

Dimensions: 61 x 61 cm
Spray painting
signed and dated
Condition: very good
Sold without frame

The famous graffiti artist Quik, born Lin Felton in Queens in 1958, is known for his socially engaged works denouncing racial discrimination. Lin Felton was born in 1958 in Queens, and he lives and works in New York.

He started tagging on the walls of Queens at the age of 10 under the name Star10. His fascination with this world began when he saw subway trains covered in tags in motion. He adopted the name Quik, which he used everywhere. Solitary, he is not part of any crew.

Close to Hugo Martinez's (UGA) theories, which encouraged graffiti artists to move onto canvas, exhibit their work, and see themselves as artists, he started painting on canvas very early. Highly socially engaged, his works denounce racial discrimination through the character of Quik. They reference his private life, the art world, and the business scene in a humorous and offbeat manner.

Having become essential on the international scene, their works have been incorporated into prestigious collections. Their works are thus represented in the collections of the Museum of the City of New York, Studio Museum of Harlem in New York City, the Becht Collection in Amsterdam, the Martin Visser Collection in the Netherlands, the Herning Kunstmuseum in Denmark, the Groninger Museum, the Helmond Museum in the Netherlands, the Henk Pijnenburg Collection, the Rudolph Scharpf Collection, the Martin Wong Collection, the Yaki Korenblit Collection, the Martin Sanders Collection, the Wildenberg Collection, and the Dieter Weber Collection.