Shepard Fairey and his crew recently went to Copenhagen. This 4 part video series chronicles their time there. What started as a peaceful mission end up in something completely different. While ultimately it all worked out for the best, the excursion demonstrates how hard it is to go into another country, no matter how peaceful your intentions, and express what is seemingly a universal ideal in another political landscape. Art, commerce, punk rock DIY ethos and politics all clash in this miniseries. You may have a better appreciation for the UN after watching the videos. The entire 4 part series is after the jump.
Shepard Fairey and the crew at OBEY recently took to the walls of Asbury Park New Jersey. The murals were created in connection with the Jonathan Levine Gallery exhibit “Revolutions” featuring the album cover art of Shepard Fairey. The OBEY blog notes:
We knocked out some ambitious installations and Shepard threw down a couple of mind blowing DJ sets but most of all it was a real pleasure being introduced to a place that still has its community in the right mind set. We especially wanted to Thank, Jonathan LeVine, Juicy Jenn, and all the locals that showed up and gave their support.
Set to open this Fall, the new West Hollywood Library will feature decorative murals from three street art legends – Shepard Fairey, Kenny Scharf, and RETNA. Fairey’s mural melds preexisting studio imagery with local suggestions that reflect the WeHo neighborhood. Scharf and RETNA adorn spaces on the library’s parking garage structure.
View more of Fairey’s mural and a sneak peak at Scharf’s West Hollywood work after the jump.
Shepard Fairey hits V1 Gallery from August 5, 2011 for a new show titled Your Ad Here. The exhibition will run through September 3, 2011 and features newly produced work consistent with Fairey’s traditional output.
The show will be followed by a number of public walls produced in a collaboration between Fairey and the Copenhagen City Council.
V1 Gallery
Flaesketorvet 69 – 71
1711 Copenhagen V
Denmark
Previewed on June 16, 2011, the Sea No Evil Art Show took place on June 25, 2011 in Riverside, CA. Bobby Hundred’s was on hand to capture the events of the evening, meeting with both charity founders and contributing artists alike. Enjoy!
The fifth annual Sea No Evil Art Show confirms a special live performance by She Wants Revenge to take place at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on Saturday, June 25, 2011 benefiting the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
This year’s benefit features and over 100 contributing artists including Jeff Soto, Shepard Fairey, Kinsey, Lola, Gary Baseman, Korin Faught, Mark Dean Veca, Vince Chan, Ryan Jacob Smith, Gretchen Ryan, Renee Lawter, Kevin Christy, The Clayton Brothers, Aunia Kahn, Mike Ski, Tara McPherson, Camille Rose Garcia, Kev Munday, Angie Clayton, Freida Gossett, Martha Rich, Michelle Valigura, Maya Hayuk, Ana Bagayan, Chris Anthony, Chivo, Bud Bottoms, Eric White and more.
The popular eco-activist from Animal Planet’s hit series Whale Wars and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder, Captain Paul Watson also returns to deliver a special speech along with appearances by show cast members.
Sea No Evil will also exhibit exclusive donations by Sea Shepherd crew members Matt Kimura, Chad Halstead and work by the “Operation: No Compromise” campaign photographer Gary Stokes.
All proceeds from donated art will benefit the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society – with its mission to defend ocean wildlife and habitats worldwide. Sea No Evil has raised over $250,000 for the Sea Shepherd organization, including art donations by Smithsonian inductee Shepard Fairey.
Shepard Fairey’s offering is shown above. A preview of other artist’s work and a short film about Sea No Evil follow after the jump.
Shepard Fairey has designed the cover of a special edition printing of Marshall McLuhan’s The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects. Available from Gingko Press.
Shepard Fairey – The Print Show will run at Magda Danysz Gallery in Paris from May 7 to June 18, 2011. The premise, clearly, is to celebrate Fairey’s famed prints and his vaulting to world wide art star following the Obama poster campaign. That piece, not surprisingly is included, as well as a full view of the artist’s rich sources of inspiration – from psychedelic rock posters to Soviet propaganda.
