b. 1963, New York — lives and works in Brussels/New York
Artist, writer, pioneer of Gothic Futurism. Founding member of Tag Master Killers (TMK), South Bronx.
Charles "Kool Koor" Hargrove is not merely a witness to an era; he is one of its primary architects. Raised in the South Bronx, he helped invent a visual universe where nothing previously existed. As a founding voice of New York’s graffiti culture and a core member of the elite Tag Master Killers (TMK) alongside Rammellzee, Toxic, and A-One, Kool Koor transformed lettering into weaponry and the urban landscape into a futuristic laboratory.
While the 1980s Downtown scene rewrote the rules of the art market, Kool Koor was painting side-by-side with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. Yet, while others focused on the traditional canvas, Koor propelled Gothic Futurism into deep space.
His "Visual Teleportations" - celestial labyrinths and gravity-defying galactic architectures - are maps of a future only he could foresee. Today, Kool Koor brings this unparalleled vision to the L-Y-O-N White Canvas. His intervention represents the collision of New York’s underground history with a new paradigm of design. A piece of the city's secret, pulsating soul, transformed into a wearable masterpiece.
"This painting explains how I got my artist name. As a kid I loved the chess board game and in particular the Rook. The King ignites the ROOK — the ROOK transforms to KOOR — the laser goes on to destroy the other ROOK so that only KOOR remains." —
Kool Koor
The Wearable Painting. These LYON garments feature an original hand-painted customisation by KOOL KOOR. Rooted in the spontaneous energy of 1980s graffiti culture, each mark extends the artist’s signature visual language - an evolving constellation of galactic forms and icons.
Executed through a refined process of repetition and flow, every piece is singular, embodying both immediacy and intention.
Created for a select circle of VIP recipients, this garment stands as a wearable artwork - where street-born expression meets contemporary luxury.
The Artist's Universe, Decoded.
Five works. One cosmology. From the origin myth of Certain Doom to the interstellar prophecy of Revelations, from the dimensional travelers of Aserian Rocstar Android to the coded transmissions of BRK-13, passing by the liberation of Better Run - each piece in this series is a direct gateway into Kool Koor's visual universe.
100 numbered pieces per work. Printed, not reproduced - each garment carries the energy of the original. Signed by the artist. When the last piece is sold, the canvas is closed. Forever.
Stay tuned, more creation to come…
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