Shepard Fairey at MOCA “Art in the Streets”
Shepard Fairey wants you to OBEY. The street artist has become synonymous with his many works including the ubiquitous Andre the Giant stencil and the now legendary Obama campaign “Hope” print. Fairey’s gallery of work at the MO...
Stephen Colbert Painting Sold
The piece of art that was created on The Colbert Report last year has just been auctioned off at Phillips de Pury for $26,000. The painting, which was edited live on-air by Steve Martin and other various artists like Frank Stella, Shepard Fairey...
“Deferred Dreams” Exhibition @ Chinese American Museum
The Chinese American Museum is currently hosting an exhibition featuring 18 LA-based artists, most of whom are street artists who have either transposed their works onto gallery-appropriate materials or have constructed new pieces for the show. E...
Gestalten: Shepard Fairey “Obey to be Better!” Interview
Gestalten were given the opportunity at the close of last year to interview famed artist Shepard Fairey. Continuing to provide a social commentary through his eclectic works, Fairey is relentless in his promotion of freedom of speech and speaking...
MAYDAY: The Art of Shepard Fairey Book
The final exhibition before the closing of New York’s seminal Deitch Projects, MAYDAY was a simultaneously call for heightened awareness and a celebration of the rebirth embodied in revolutionary movements. MAYDAY: The Art of Shepard Fairey is pu...
The Colbert Report featuring Shepard Fairey and Steve Martin
On a recent airing of the popular TV show The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert tries to convince Steve Martin that a painting of Colbert himself is indeed art. Special guests come through to state their case such as street artist Shepard Fairey, p...
Art Basel Miami 2010: Shepard Fairey Walls
Set to enjoy a busy week as one of the big art names in Miami for Art Basel, Shepard Fairey has wasted no time in getting some work done on the streets of Miami. Located at North Miami St. & 28th, the following work seen here offers some cla...
JUXTAPOZ: Shepard Fairey on Barbara Kruger
In the 2010 November issue of JUXTAPOZ magazine, Shepard Fairey shares with readers the influence of female artist Barbara Kruger on not only himself but the whole of the street art community. With excerpts of the article seen below in addition t...
Manholes Project in Milan
The Don Gallery, in collaboration with the city of Milan, presents a collaboration amongst five prolific street artists to design a series manhole covers. The international lineup: Shepard Fairey, Invader, The London Police, Flying Fortress and R...
SABER x Shepard Fairey Flags Mural Los Angeles
The famed Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles gets some added artwork as SABER and Shepard Fairey team up on this Flags mural, a collaboration between two of the city’s more coveted artists. The mural of course plays off the American flag, seen t...
“WALLWORKS” @ The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas recently commissioned several prominent contemporary artists to decorate their parking garage. The works collectively known as “WALLWORKS” includes pieces from Kenny Scharf, Retna, Shepard Fairey, and Shinique Smith....
