Strummerville A Go-Go #002 now available!
The Joe Strummer Foundation has released its second fundraising album, “Strummerville A Go-Go #002,” containing 15 donated tracks by a great selection of artists, such as: The Bermondsey Joyriders, Ned Dylan, The Boston Shakers, and The Bar Stool Preachers!
Grab the digital only album via the charity’s official Bandcamp page HERE. Download all 17 tracks for $3.33, or pay any amount. Each download is a donation that will go directly to the foundation and will allow the organization to continue giving opportunities to aspiring musicians and support to projects around the world that create social mobility through music.
Additionally we’ve teamed up with Strummerville and the Joe Strummer Foundation for the upcoming Obey Clothing Awareness campaign this Spring 2016. Keep an eye out for that soon!
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NEW SCREEN PRINT BY RAVI ZUPA!
A few copies of Ravi Zupa’s latest screen print, It Will Be A Hard Day, are now available for purchase online! Head over to Subliminal Projects website to purchase.
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“Ravi Zupa is one of my favorite artists and had his first Los Angeles showing at my gallery, Subliminal Projects, featuring his mind-blowing paintings. Ravi’s command of a broad range of techniques and aesthetics sets him apart from most artists.” – Shepard Fairey
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#OBEYARTNIGHT DEC. 15 LOS ANGELES
Next week, Shepard will be at Youtube Space LA answering questions submitted by fans all over the globe. Send in your questions on twitter using @googleart with #ObeyArtNight. The event is hosted by Google Cultural Institute and the interview will be conducted by Flood Magazine. Stay tuned for more details and submit your questions now!
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OBEY CLOTHING WAREHOUSE SALE DEC. 12 & 13
It’s that time of year again, the Obey Clothing Warehouse Sale is upon us! Head to Irvine this weekend, Dec. 12 & 13 from 7am – 7pm, and pick up some gifts for yourself and your loved ones. The Obey Charity drive will also be in full swing, so bring some canned food items for those less fortunate. Check out the flyer below for details.
Location:
2722 Michelson Dr.
Irvine, CA
92612
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RECAP: A PRIMITIVE FUTURE AT SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS
Thank you to everyone who came out for the opening of A Primitive Future at Subliminal Projects last weekend! Opening night was a blast! Check out pictures of the show below, including shots from opening night. In addition, a few copies of Ravi Zupa’s special edition screen print, made in conjunction with the show, are still available. Head over to the gallery, check out some rad art, and grab a limited print for a loved one!
A PRIMITIVE FUTURE features new work by AJ Fosik, Ben Venom, Frohawk Two Feathers, Haroshi, Lucien Shapiro, and Ravi Zupa. The show focuses on the cultural, social, economic, and guiding principles of past versus future belief systems and practices.
A Primitive Future will be open through January 6, 2016.
Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 6PM
Subliminal Projects
1331 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, 90026
All Photos: Sam Graham Photography
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Justice by Cleon Peterson
My good friend and collaborator Cleon Peterson has a new lithograph print coming out today through 99prints.net. Cleon’s work is powerful and thought-provoking. Check it out! – Shepard
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Holiday Shopping Cut-Offs for 2015
If you live in the U.S. and you would like to receive your package before the Dec 25th holiday please order by Wednesday 12/9/2015 . Obey Giant only ships via Ground Service. The shipping department will be closed after 12/18/2015 through 1/3/16. Shipping will resume on 1/4/2016. Thank you for your patience and support!
Happy Holidaze!
TAKE MONEY OUT OF POLITICS, NOW!
Corruption reform may not sound exciting, but please understand how essential taking money out of politics is to restoring democracy. This video illustrates the problems quickly and precisely. Please take a few seconds to check it out.
-Shepard
#IFIGHTFOR CAMPAIGN X CREED
My studio, Studio Number One, worked on this #IFIGHTFOR campaign which is a cool hybrid of a social justice campaign with art and marketing, for the film ‘Creed.’ It’s a cool film and they linked up with Big Brothers Big Sisters to highlight a great organization and work to highlight something with substance, like mentoring kids. It’s nice when art, social commentary, commerce, and entertainment can work well together. – Shepard
Studio Number One produced a series of six bold murals, each created to represent communities across America and the beliefs they fight for. The campaign was inspired by #IFIGHTFOR, a call to action tied to the film “Creed” to encourage dialogue about topics impacting today’s citizens. Murals were installed in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Each piece was meant to empower communities by inspiring the youth and bringing people together to fight for common causes and ideals.
“In a city as large and diverse as Los Angeles, the IFightFor Equal Rights mural is a vivid reminder for our mentors, kids, families, staff, volunteers and community of our vision that everyone has equal opportunities to reach his or her full potential in life. The combination of poverty, family breakdown, and other adverse childhood experiences, present very real obstacles for many children and youth in Los Angeles. Despite these odds, we continue to see how the transformative impact of mentoring changes the narrative for youth facing adversity in our city. These kids are continuing their success and achieving beyond all expectations.“
-Tiffany Siart, President & CEO Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Los Angeles
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REJECT FASCISM IN AMERICA: PETITION DONALD TRUMP NOW!
There are millions of peaceful Muslims in America and around the world who deplore Islamic extremist violence as much as Christians deplore Christian extremist violence like the terror wrought by the shooter at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood. The United States was founded on religious tolerance and diversity. People migrated to the U.S. to escape persecution and prejudice. Persecution and prejudice should be avoided in attitude, but especially in law. Donald Trump is exacerbating fear for his own personal gain. Enlightened Americans need to stand against his brand of hate and stand up for universal personhood. Take a look at the petition and thanks for caring.
-Shepard
More via People For the American Way:
Yesterday, Trump issued a statement calling for a complete and total ban of ALL Muslims entering the U.S. … including tourists, Muslim Americans who have been traveling abroad, even deployed Muslim U.S. soldiers.
We — all of us — need to stand against this pure, unadulterated fascism and say, “No — Not in our country!”
Trump had already called for a national database registry to track all Muslims. Now he is calling for a ban on all Muslims coming to this country, even American Muslims returning home … What’s next, mass expulsions of Americans based on their religion?
Until now, there’s been a tendency to minimize the threat of Trump and his rhetoric out of disbelief that his candidacy was anything but a silly spectacle, or that he could possibly land the Republican nomination for president. But we continue to see that, despite our disbelief, Republican base voters overwhelmingly take him very seriously. We cannot afford to sit by as this goes on for one more day.
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