Lee
Quiñones
was born in Ponce De Leon, Puerto Rico in 1960 and raised
in New York City. He is an inductee of the permanent
collection at the Whitney Museum
Of American Art (NYC). After starring in the
1981 Hip-Hop classic Wild
Style, Lee went on to show his work at world-renowned
venues including The New Museum
Of Contemporary Art (NYC), Museum
Of National Monuments (Paris, France), Museum
of Modern Art, (NYC) and the Institute
for North American Studies, (Barcelona, Spain).
Recently,
Lee designed a shoe for Adidas’
Superstar 35th Anniversary (shoe #10), which
was released worldwide in February 2005 and sold out
on the first day. Additionally, he was a 2004 VH1
Hip-Hop Honors honoree and co-presenter
with Debbie Harry of Blondie
and Fab 5 Freddy. Lee is
currently starring, along with Futura 2000, in a forthcoming
documentary to be released sometime in 2007.
Lee
currently lives and works in New York City, and has
been featured in countless periodicals including
The New York Times, Complex,
Interview, Vibe, Wall Street
Journal, Art In America,
Art Forum, Village Voice,
and Penthouse.
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