OBEY x Austin SXSW
Just in case the last post wasn’t enough OBEY, here are a few more photos of some the action that took place in Austin this past weekend. Enjoy once again.
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HOPE & SXSW
The OBEY Crew is in Austin for a couple of days for the usual paper and glue rally during SXSW. But this time around the HOPE Campaign was generous enough to offer us some prime real estate for a mural to help kick off their Local to Global Outdoor Gallery Project – the largest outdoor gallery mural project in Austin. Here are a few pics of the mural, which features giant LP covers based on the 12 inch record format from Shepard’s recent exhibition, Revolutions – fitting for the music scene this week in Austin. Enjoy.
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Meet Eric Drooker this sunday
Eric Drooker will be at Revolution Books at 2:00 p.m. this Sunday (5726 Hollywood Blvd. near Wilton) – Art as a Weapon. For novices, check out his illuminated Howl (Alan Ginsberg’s). $10.00 goes to this important store.
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The Opening was a blast
The REVOLUTIONS opening was a blast. Jon Furlong from Obey Clothing came through with great photo documentation as usual. And there’s SuicideGirls reporting from their blog. Check them out if you couldn’t make it in person. Thanks to everyone who dealt with parking hassles to attend!
-Shepard Fairey
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DJ Diabetic x Stuart House Benefit
DJ Diabetic, aka Shepard Fairey, will be spinning at John Varvatos in West Hollywood this Sunday as part of the Stuart House Benefit. Tickets can be purchased here.
Defend the American Dream!
A message from our friends at the Brave New Foundation:
Instead of creating much needed jobs, Conservatives are giving tax breaks to corporations and the very rich all while cutting funding for education, police, emergency response, and vital human services. This is unacceptable. Wisconsin is proof of what happens when billionaires, like the Koch brothers, are able to buy out democracy for their own gain. This is only the first battle in the right wing’s attempts to destroy the American Dream. We must stop it before it spreads to other states.
The rallies have since passed but CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO that reviews the situation in Wisconsin.
Revolutions x Shepard Fairey
UPDATE!!!
In addition to an amazing art show, we have up’d the level to “11” by including some amazing performances to the Opening Reception! Plus here is a sneak peak at the soon to be released box sets and the art.
REVOLUTIONS
The Album Cover Art of Shepard Fairey
Opening Reception:
March 12th, 2011, 8-11pm
Musical Performance presented by Soul Kitchen
+ Dan the Automator
+ Metalachi
+ Shepard Fairey
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Peace Corps 50th Anniversary
The Peace Corps has released a commemorative print by prominent artist Shepard Fairey in commemoration of the agency’s 50th anniversary. The print is based on a 2009 photograph of a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal, and is symbolic of the work of more than 200,000 Peace Corps volunteers who have served in 139 countries since 1961.
“I’m inspired by the work of Peace Corps volunteers around the world. Volunteers share their creativity and compassion with their local communities,” said Shepard Fairey. “I hope this poster inspires the next generation of volunteers.” Fairey’s sister served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PRINT AND WHERE TO MAKE A DONATION
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Bayshore Billboard
I’m illustrating some of my favorite street spots from over the years to be included in the LA MOCA “Art In The Streets” show, so I decided to make prints of some of my favorites. This one is from Bayshore Blvd. in San Francisco around 2003. Photo by Mark the Cobra Snake. The silhouette is some random lackey I hired because I don’t do street art myself.
-Shepard
18 x 24″ Screen Print, $45, Edition of 450, Limit 1 per person / household. Signed by Shepard Fairey.
Release date: 3/10/2011 at a random time. SOLD OUT
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Revolutions – The Album Cover Art of Shepard Fairey
Obey Giant Art x Subliminal Projects x Robert Berman Gallery are proud to present REVOLUTIONS, a project featuring the Album Cover Art of Shepard Fairey. On exhibition from March 12th thru April 23rd at Robert Berman’s C2 Gallery, will be over 80 pieces of Punk, Rock, New Wave, Jazz, and Hip-Hop inspired artwork based on the 12″ record cover format. To mark this occasion, two special Limited Edition Album Cover Print Box sets will be released for the exhibition. Please join us for the opening celebration on Saturday, March 12th, 8-11pm.
“Long before I knew about art galleries or even street art, I was excited about album cover art, if only because it was the visual counterpart to the music on the records I loved. Album covers conjured a euphoric association with the listening experience. Most of my earliest home-made tee shirts were stencils based on punk album covers. I’ve had some very moving encounters with art in my life, especially in the street, but almost nothing can compare with the first time I heard the boots marching and first chord of the Sex Pistols’ Holidays in the Sun, or the air raid sirens leading into “too black, too strong” on the intro to Public Enemy’s It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, or the opening guitar scream of Black Flag’s Rise Above. Those songs did, and still do, make my arm hairs stand up. Music is visceral and accessible, but also has the additional powerful layers of the lyrics, with their content and politics, and the style,politics, and personalities of the musicians themselves. No matter how much I love art, or try to convince myself of its relevance in society, the fact remains that music is a lot cooler and way more able to reach people’s hearts and minds… but I’m a populist and I look at this way: I may not play an instrument, but I’m gonna rock it hard as nails anyway. With my art I try to capture the same energy and spirit that makes music so powerful and democratic. REVOLUTIONS is a celebration of all the great music and accompanying art that has inspired me over the years.”
– Shepard
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