Shepard Fairey
Bring the Noise, 2002
Paired with Mr. Brainwash
Bring the Noise, a printer’s proof outside of the sold-out edition of 300, is based on the cover of …
Expanding on the legacies of artists such as Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, Shepard Fairey’s practice disrupts the distinction between fine and commercial art. A major artist of the street art movement, Fairey rose to prominence in the early 1990s through the dispersion of posters, stickers, and murals, related to his Obey Giant campaign, which yielded an international cultural phenomenon. Fairey’s iconic poster of President Barack Obama was adopted as the official emblem associated with the presidential campaign and encapsulates a number of recurring concerns in the artist’s work, including propaganda, portraiture, and political power.
Paired with Mr. Brainwash
Bring the Noise, a printer’s proof outside of the sold-out edition of 300, is based on the cover of Grandmaster Flash’s 2002 album, “The Official Adventures of Grandmaster Flash.” Fairey received his B.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1992, and has exhibited his work throughout North America and Europe. …
Expanding on the legacies of artists such as Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, Shepard Fairey’s practice disrupts the distinction between fine and commercial art. A major artist of the street art movement, Fairey rose to prominence in the early 1990s through the dispersion of posters, stickers, and murals, related to his Obey Giant campaign, which yielded an international cultural phenomenon. Fairey’s iconic poster of President Barack Obama was adopted as the official emblem associated with the presidential campaign and encapsulates a number of recurring concerns in the artist’s work, including propaganda, portraiture, and political power.
