#59 [english]: Artist Jaybo Monk about getting out of the art world. And a lot of other things, of course.

My guest today: the artist Jaybo Monk. Is there really anything I need to say about him? He has been around some time, creating an intense body of work, he is showing internationally at great galleries for many years his work is part of huge collections, such as the Dean Collection of Swizz Beats and Alicia Keyes, and his early background is as exciting as his art. In short: He ran away from his home in France when he was 14, lived on the streets of Paris and Toulouse, made Hip-Hop Music and Street Acting and of course Street Art, travelled a lot, came to Berlin in the 80ies - a very different town back then - co-founded the magazine “Style and the Family Tunes“ and the fashion-label „Irie Daily“, both in the 90ies, and for me is simply one of the most influential artists of our times. I am a very a huge fan of his for a long time, so I was more than happy when he got in touch as he visited Hamburg and we could sit down at my studio to talk.