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Arizona City to Restore Exhibition Series After Censorship Backlash

Avatar photo by Maya Pontone August 17, 2023August 17, 2023

But it is unclear whether the Mesa Arts Center’s shows will include the Shepard Fairey anti-police artwork that the City of Mesa had asked to withdraw.

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Artists Decry “Censorship” of Shepard Fairey Anti-Police Artwork

Avatar photo by Erin Joyce August 11, 2023August 16, 2023

The city of Mesa canceled a series of shows of political street art just weeks after the museum refused to withdraw Fairey’s work depicting a police officer in riot gear.

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Indigenous Activists Launch Political Art Campaign Ahead of the Election

Avatar photo by Angie Jaime November 2, 2020November 5, 2020

Four works uplifting Indigenous narratives were distributed around the country as posters and stickers, and as large-scale murals and projections in cities across the US.

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For First Time, TIME Magazine Alters Its Name to “VOTE” on Shepard Fairey Cover

by Hakim Bishara October 23, 2020November 5, 2020

“The future is not shaped by voting alone, but voting is crucial to make a healthy, functional democracy,” the artist said in an Instagram post.

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After Shepard Fairey Halts Whitewashing of “Offensive” LA Mural, Art Community Responds

by Matt Stromberg December 18, 2018December 18, 2018

While some decried the decision of removing the mural as censorship, others in the LA art community have appreciated the pain that the imagery could produce.

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More Artists Are Demanding Their Work Be Removed from London’s Design Museum

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber August 1, 2018

Many of the artists plan to attend the removal of their work by the museum this week.

Shepard Fairey billboard in Los Angeles in 2015 (via obeygiant.com)
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Mural or Billboard? The Dispute Over a Shepard Fairey in Brooklyn Heads Back to Court

by Zoe Mendelson August 17, 2017August 17, 2017

In 2014, the renowned street artist created a mural in Williamsburg that was very similar to a record cover he designed for Interpol. The resulting legal dispute recently spawned its third appeal.

Posted inOpinion

How the New Bowery Wall Commission Puts Rape Culture on Display

by Caroline Caldwell June 8, 2017June 8, 2017

The latest artist commissioned to paint the influential Soho wall is a man who has bragged about his predatory sexual behavior.

Posted inArt

In LA, 50 Artists Respond to the Black Panthers’ Legacy

by Matt Stromberg April 4, 2017April 4, 2017

Iconic: Black Panther, opening this Saturday at the Gregorio Escalante Gallery, illustrates how influential the Black Panthers were, not just politically and socially, but artistically as well.

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Maryland High School Removes Shepard Fairey Posters, Deeming Them “Anti-Trump”

by Claire Voon February 23, 2017

Though the creators of the We the People posters claim they are non-partisan, administrators maintain that their display on classroom walls is of school policy.

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Two Detroit Artists Face Up to Four Years in Prison for Political Graffiti

by Matthew Irwin August 12, 2016August 14, 2016

As a founding member of the Raiz Up Collective in Southwest Detroit, Antonio Cosme, 28, has been an outspoken critic of the city’s redevelopment regime: speaking at public meetings, interrupting the mayor’s state of the city address, and using his own body to prevent officials from shutting off a pregnant woman’s water supply in the middle of Ramadan.

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Australian Politician Steals Obama “Hope” Poster Design for Garish Graphic

by Laura C. Mallonee July 29, 2015July 30, 2015

Australian senator Jacqui Lambi recently produced her own portrait that riffs off the famous Obama poster, but with the words “TRUST” instead of “HOPE.”

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The latest episodes of the PBS documentary series explore the intersection between play and artistry, as well as the world of small objects and the artists who make them.

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