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ON VIEW
Shepard Fairey:
Supply and Demand
West Gallery
Through August 16, 2009WHAT'S NEW
Shepard Fairey
The artist behind Obama’s iconic portrait is the
subject of a landmark ICA exhibition BUY
Shepard Fairey
Supply & Demand: The Art of Shepard Fairey—
special ICA edition now on saleSLIDE SHOWhttp://www.icaboston.org/photo-album/fairey/view-photoIn the Newshttp://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/exhibit/fairey/in-news/READThe Boston Globe
Shepard the Gianthttp://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2009/01/25/shepard_the_giant/By Geoff Edgers, January 25, 2009The New York Times
Outlaws at the Art Museum (and Not for a Heist) scp=1&sq=shepard%20fairey&st=cse]http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/weekinreview/25kennedy.html?scp=1&sq=shepard%20fairey&st=cseBy Randy Kennedy, January 24, 2009[/b]
LISTENNPR's Fresh Air
Spreading The Hope: Street Artist Shepard Faireyhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99466584January 20, 2009WATCHThe Colbert Reporthttp://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/full-episodes/index.jhtml?episodeId=21597121:29 - Shepard Fairey appears approx. 16:10)
January 15, 2009http://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/exhibit/fairey/
The first museum survey of one of the most
influential street artists of our timeFrom humble beginnings as a defiant, skateboard-obsessed art student pasting homemade stickers, Shepard Fairey has developed into one of the most influential street artists of our time. Despite breaking many of the spoken and unspoken rules of contemporary art and culture, his work is now seen in museums and galleries, as well as the worlds of graphic design and signature apparel. His multi-faceted, open-ended and generous artistic practice actively resists categorization. Building off of precedents set by artists such as Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, Fairey shifts easily between the realms of fine, commercial, and even political art.
Fairey's multi-layered renderings of counter-cultural revolutionaries and rap, punk and rock stars, as well as updated and re-imagined propaganda-style posters, carry his signature graphic style, marked by his frequent use of black, white, and red. Recently, his portrait of Barack Obama, a ubiquitous sight on the campaign trail, drew a new level of attention to the artist's work and was recently acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, for its collection.
Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand traces the development of the artist's career, from the earliest Obey imagery through his latest efforts, and includes screen prints, stencils, stickers, rubylith illustrations, collages, and works on wood, metal, and canvas. The artist is also creating a new mural for the ICA and public art works at sites around Boston.
Shepard Fairey: Supply & Demand is sponsored
by Levi Strauss & Co. 
Additional support is provided by Hal and Jodi Hess, Patricia La Valley and Geoff Hargadon, and Timothy Phillips.Media Sponsor 
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The waterfront is located within walking distance to the Financial District, connects to MBTA public transit via the Silver Line, and is easily accessible to Interstate 93, the Massachusetts Turnpike, and Route 1. Water shuttles, water taxis, and excursion vessels connect Boston to the Harbor Islands, Cape Cod and the Islands, and Cape Ann.
