In Brief
Maryland High School Removes Shepard Fairey Posters, Deeming Them "Anti-Trump"
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
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 pr
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Australian Politician Steals Obama "Hope" Poster Design for Garish Graphic
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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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: Shepard Fairey turns himself in to Detroit Police, London police swarm an artist carrying a cardboard tube near Buckingham Palace, and an artist is arrested for "abstracting electricity."
In Brief
Detroit Police Issue Felony Arrest Warrant for Shepard Fairey
The street artist Shepard Fairey may get a lot of laughs when he visits Portland, but if he sets foot in Detroit anytime soon things will get very serious.
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Shepard Fairey Has Lost All Hope in Obama
In the seven years since Shepard Fairey created what might be, to date, the most iconic artwork of the century — the "Hope" poster for Barack Obama's 2008 US presidential campaign — its subject has had to make a lot of compromises and its creator has lost a lot of hope.
Interview
A Documentarian of Creative Disruption
Ondi Timoner is the only two-time recipient of Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize for documentaries. She's also the founder and CEO of Interloper Films, a full-service production company based in Pasadena, California, that continually releases videos through an online video portal, A Total Disruption.
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Shepard Fairey Hawks "Radical Art Supplies" on 'Portlandia'
"You wanna be radical? This is the radical store for you," says Phil (Fred Armisen) of Shocking Art Supplies in a skit from a new episiode of Portlandia that features a guest appearance by street artist and branding guru Shepard Fairey.
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Shepard Fairey Isn't the First Artist Going Into Space
Now that street artist Shepard Fairey has designed a mission patch that will travel to the International Space Station, will other artists be drawn to this extraterrestrial exhibition opportunity? Here is a look at some other artist collaborations on patches.
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The Aesthetics of Democracy
BERKELEY, California — This election year both candidates used overly aestheticized imagery for their campaigns, but what is the place for quality art in our democracy?
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Does Barry McGee Have Something to Prove?
BERKELEY, California — Recently I went on my first visit to the Berkeley Art Museum to see their Barry McGee show. To be honest, I was mostly indifferent to McGee walking into the show, and largely skeptical about graffiti or street artists' role in a museum setting. Although the show convinced me o
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Shepard Fairey Gets Two Years' Probation and $25,000 Fine
The saga of Shepard Fairey vs. the Associated Press finally came to a close today, as the LA-based street artist was sentenced to two years of probation and a $25,000 fine for committing criminal contempt of court. Fairey pled guilty to the charge earlier this year.