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Freedom To Lead

I recently donated my FREEDOM TO LEAD image of Aung San Suu Kyi to an organization called The Best Friend. They printed posters to raise funds and awareness about the situation in Burma. You can support by buying a poster from them or making a donation. I recently watched a great documentary called BURMA VJ that follows the 2007 Saffron Revolution that the founders of The Best Friend were deeply involved in. The film is moving and powerful in showcasing the courage of the Burmese monks and guerilla video journalists. There are still FREEDOM TO LEAD poster available on obeygiant.com as well with proceeds going to support human rights in Burma.
-Shepard

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Art For Tibet 2

Art for Tibet Online Art Auction Open Now
Click here to view and bid:
http://benefitevents.com/auctions/sft2010
Online Auction Closes September 25th at 5pm (EST)
Art for Tibet Honorary and Curatorial Committee Members
Richard Gere, Yodon Thonden, Robert Thurman
Shepard Fairey, Joseph Ian Henrikson, Jonathan Hulland, Kurt Langer
Simeon Lipman, John Peet, Tenzing Rigdol, Lisa Shimamura, Sonam Zoksang
Cordially Invite You to Art for Tibet II
For the second-annual Art for Tibet, over 150 acclaimed artists exhibit art works
in support of the Tibetan freedom struggle and persecuted artists.  A group of renowned contemporary
Tibetan and international artists have generously donated to this benefit event and art auction.
Silent Auction will conclude during the second annual
Art for Tibet benefit celebration Saturday, September 25th from 5pm –  10pm
DJ sets, live painting performances, and drinks throughout the night provided by Beerlao
For more information and to view the complete contributing artist list (in formation):
http://www.artfortibet.com

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The Warholian

The Warholian is an exhibition of photos, film, portraits and objects by Andy Warhol and various artists inspired and influenced by his work. The exhibit features a variety of Warhol-inspired pieces by artists such as Shepard Fairey, Takashi Murakami, Richard Prince, Jeff Koons, and Damien Hirst, celebrating the great pop artist’s deep effect on contemporary art.

Opening Reception featuring DJ Diabetic
September 23, 8pm – 1am

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NEW SNO x COMPLEX BLOG

Studio Number One (SNO)  now has a weekly blog post with Complex.com that Shepard and crew will be writing with updates dropping every Thursday AM.

This first post is about the recent Printed Matters show

Printed Matters x Subliminal Projects x Shepard Fairey

We are pleased to announce that OBEY GIANT ART will be coming to Subliminal Projects. PRINTED MATTERS, will be an exhibition that incorporates every variety of Shepard’s printed work, including prints on wood, metal, album cover and fine art collage on paper.

Some people say print is on its way out, that it will be wiped out by digital media, but I say you can never replace the provocative, tactile experience of an art print on the street or in a gallery. Printing still matters.
-Shepard

Opening Reception
Printed Matters
September 16th / 8 – 11pm

Gestalten x Subliminal Projects
Book Signing
Beyond the Street: The 100 Leading Figures in Urban Art
September 16th / 7 – 8pm

Subliminal Projects
1331 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
subliminalprojects.com

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To Build a Mosque

This weekend was the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and Michael Moore wrote a great piece looking at the recent NYC mosque controversy from above the irrational emotions and politicking. It is a sad anniversary. 9/11 can’t be undone, but the kind of hate that fueled it does not have to be perpetuated. Tolerance has never been easy, but at least it has at some times been an American aspiration. Let’s not allow Fox news style fear tactics to shift American culture in a more intolerant direction. Read below and rise above. Thanks-Shepard

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Arctic 50th Anniversary Print

Alaska’s wild lands — including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — are under attack. This extraordinary treasure trove of lands, set aside decades ago to be protected now and in the future for the benefit of the American people, is in severe danger of being destroyed forever by short-sighted politicians and the extractive industries. They want only the resources these pristine areas can provide, regardless of the resulting devastation to the habitat, wildlife, and cultures.

Alaska Wilderness League is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation founded in 1993 to further the protection of Alaska’s amazing public lands. The League is the only Washington, D.C.-based environmental group devoted full-time to protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other wilderness-quality lands in Alaska.

The League exists to lead the effort to preserve Alaska’s wilderness by engaging citizens, sharing resources, collaborating with other organizations, educating the public, and providing a courageous, constant and victorious voice for Alaska in the nation’s capital.

Alaska Wilderness League works at the federal level on a variety of issues affecting Alaska’s wild land and waters. Currently, the League is fighting to permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, promote the sustainable future of the Tongass National Forest, and check the unbalanced and potentially destructive development of Alaska’s Arctic waters and Western Arctic public land.

The League, based in Washington, D.C., opened an Arctic Environmental Justice Center in Anchorage, AK in January 2007. The center provides a base of outreach and support for members of Arctic communities who are on the front lines of the destruction from industrial development.

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Beyond the Street x Subliminal Projects

Gestalten x Subliminal Projects
Book Signing & Reception
Beyond the Street: The 100 Leading Figures in Urban Art
September 16th / 7 – 8pm

Gestalten and Subliminal Projects cordially invite you to the Los Angeles signing and presentation of the book Beyond the Street: The 100 Leading Figures in Urban Art.

Book signing with featured contributors including Amanda and Shepard Fairey, Dave Kinsey, Jana DesForges of BLK/MRKT, Marsea Goldberg of New Image Art, Patti Astor, Retna and Saber.  And dont forget to stay for the Opening Reception of Printed Matters, an exhibition of printed work by Shepard Fairey, beginning right after the book signing.

Subliminal Projects
1331 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
subliminalprojects.com

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Sacred Gallery x NYC

Protest vs Propaganda
Featuring Shepard Fairey, Aidan Hughes, Max Grundy, Adam Hays, Nik Moore & others.
Opening Sept 4th 2010, 7pm – 11pm

Sacred Gallery
424 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY
www.sacredgallerynyc.com

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Mr. Spray – Gold

SOLD OUT

Mr. Spray is here!  Brought to you by Obey and Strangeco the Gold version will be sold exclusively by Obey Giant on Thursday 9/2/2010. Price is $100.  Outer packaging signed by Shepard.  You will find it in the Collectibles section of our store on 9/2/2010 at a random time.

Mr. Spray is an original character created by Shepard Fairey in 2004 as a street-art appropriation of an advertising character design of the 1950s. Mr. Spray is the first original vinyl figure design by Shepard in eleven years.

Mr. Spray is a rotocast vinyl figure, 11 inches tall. 4 points of articulation and packaged with an OBEY mini stencil. Illustrated card box packaging.

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