Happy Birthday Johnny!
The Ramones are one of my all time favorite bands and I’ve been lucky enough to do some work with them. Happy Birthday to the late Johnny Ramone!
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New Interview with Fast Co.
Check out Shepard’s new interview with Fast Company on Art, Advertising, and Propaganda below.
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Date Change for Covert To Overt Opening
ATTENTION: Please note the time change for this Saturday’s opening of COVERT TO OVERT: Photography Of Obey Giant by Jon Furlong at Subliminal Projects.
New times: 1 – 5pm. Music by: Shepard, Roams, Pubesky, and Phil Nisco.
Be sure to: [email protected]
Hope to see you there!
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New Print by Ernesto Yerena
My friend, sometimes collaborator, and sometimes co-worker, Ernesto Yerena is releasing a new print in the style of his ongoing Day of the Dead skull series. Check it out!
-Shepard
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Win A Signed Copy of Shepard’s New Book!
In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, head over to the @obeygiant instagram to win a signed copy of Shepard’s new book: Covert To Overt: The Under/Overground Art of Shepard Fairey. All you have to do is make a donation to the Keep A Breast Foundation and post the following graphic on instagram with the hashtag #giantagainstcancer. Three winners will be selected this Friday, Oct. 9. Good luck!
You can donate HERE. Click more to see the graphic.
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STOP POLICE TERROR NOW!
Catching the police killings of many unarmed people on camera over the last couple of years has raised awareness about the pattern of excessive force by the police that needs to be stopped. A large percentage of the deaths occur in communities of color. I saw a recent Vice documentary program called Fixing the System in which a Baltimore policeman stated that the department targeted communities of color because higher conviction stats were easier to achieve there than in more affluent neighborhoods where the citizens can afford better legal representation. The system is biased and the problem needs to be addressed for the sake of equality and justice. Please support the movement to STOP POLICE TERROR!
-Shepard
Police are STILL killing. Its on us to stop it.
WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?
Find out more about the direct actions taking place for #RiseUpOctober HERE.
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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
A few years ago I worked with Michael Stewart Foley on an image for his WitnessTorture.org campaign to close Guantanamo Bay. Recently, as a part of the 33 1/3 series of books, Michael Stewart Foley released “Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables,” documenting the Dead Kennedy’s foray into national politics and subsequent subcultural dominion from the formative front lines of the Bay Area punk rock scene of the 80’s. I love Michael’s comprehensive presentation of this history and was flattered to get a short mention in it. Hearing the Dead Kennedy’s made a great impression upon me. I first heard the “Let Them Eat Jellybeans” comp at the end of 1983 and got “Plastic Surgery Disasters” at the beginning of ’84. The song Bleed For Me made a very strong impression. Later, my work would be dismissively described by a NY Times reviewer as a mix of Russian and Dead Kennedy’s style propaganda. I proudly took that as a compliment! I have been fortunate to work with Jello Biafra on several projects, and I have also collected Winston Smith’s art including some original art for the Dead Kennedys. Needless to say, the Dead Kennedys have been a very important influence for me and many others. Michael’s book is essential to a cohesive understanding of punk’s infiltration of the social and political dystopias of the 80’s, fueling social transformation whose reach continues to this very day.
-Shepard
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COVERT TO OVERT: Photography of Obey Giant by Jon Furlong
REMINDER: COVERT TO OVERT: Photography of Obey Giant by Jon Furlong opens next weekend at Subliminal Projects! Be sure to mark your calendar. Click here for pics and details.
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Shepard to moderate Q and A with Henry Rollins
Shepard will be moderating a Q & A with Henry Rollins following the West Coast premiere of the new film “He Never Died” at Beyond Fest, Wednesday, October 7 at 7:30pm. Rollins stars in the “existential cannibal shocker” alongside director Jason Krawczyk. For more info click HERE.
Beyond Fest will take place at:
Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Taking on Abuse of Power and Political Corruption in ‘On Our Hands’
“On Our Hands” is currently on view at Jacob Lewis Gallery in NYC. In case you missed it, check out Shepard’s in depth explanation of his new body of work via The Daily Beast below. If you’re in NYC, be sure to check out the show which runs until October 24.
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