CEY ADAMS on Clubhouse

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Artist | Author | Public Speaker

A New York City native, emerged from the downtown graffiti movement to exhibit alongside fellow artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. He appeared in the historic 1982 PBS documentary Style Wars which tracks subway graffiti in New York. Adams served as Creative Director for Def Jam Recordings, where he co-founded the Drawing Board, the label’s in-house visual design firm, where he created visual identities, album covers, logos, and advertising campaigns for Run DMC, Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Notorious B.I.G., Maroon 5, and JayZ.
He recently collaborated with IDEO, Smithsonian, (NMAAHC), Apple, Levi's, Pepsi, Foot Locker, Converse, Pabst Blue Ribbon, YouTube, and Google.