"Token is like an OG big brother who has really held me down while my real brother was locked up.





He continues to go hard on the steel with a crisp original style and crazy characters. Token is on my list of top three favorite artists. He's been doing his thang for almost two decades and deserves a little shine." KAI1


Editors note: Unlike most artists practicing their art on paper or canvas in the comfort of their home or studio, graffiti writers such as TOKEN or our friend KAI1 (les amis de tes amis sont mes amis) perform their art in a harsh and dangerous environment - outside. They take enormous risks everytime they go out, usually at night - for obvious reasons, and graffiti though long accepted into posh galleries and museums in NY, has yet to obtain a legal status in our society. It is unfortunate and unfair. However, there is one commonality between the studio artist and the street artist which is typically a lack of any adequate health care or insurance. When their health has been endangered or accidents happen, they are left with huge medical expenses and nothing in their pocket. Such is the case for our friend TOKEN.

TOKEN has recently broken his leg quite badly in the process of making his art and requires further surgery to repair it. KAI1 has asked us here at Art as Authority to ask our readers and others, to make a small donation to help ward off some of the medical bills TOKEN is accumulating. Won't you please help by directing all your donations through a secure PayPal account to kai1st @cox.net. Please log onto the PayPal website, look for the button "send money" and make your donation using the email address kai1st@cox.net as the recipient. Please put TOKEN in the subject line. Thank you and much respect as we all wish TOKEN a quick recovery. Kevin Freitas