Wednesday, January 21, 2009

SHEPARD GETS INSTITUTIONALIZED


Congratulations to my old friend, Shepard Fairey, on an amazing 2008. And never one to rest, he's kicked off the new year with the same manic momentum. Last week, a stenciled and collaged version of his Obama image was inducted into the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. And opening next month in Boston at the ICA, is a 20 year retrospective of his work. Wow.
Not too shabby for a one-time student of Wilma Williams and the South Carolina Public School System.

 (Photo used without permission from Supertouch, where there's a more in depth article.)


And it looks like he finally secured a 'proper' studio.....ehehehe.

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