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Shoplifters Welcome Large Format (Pink, Orange and Black)

2012-05-15T18:21:47Z

“Shoplifters Welcome” (Pink, Orange and Black)

26 x 34 1/2 inches, 100% Cotton Rag Archival paper, Deckeled Edges, Edition of 50
Signed by Shepard Fairey and Jamie Reid
Retail Value: $700

Release date: 5/15/2012 at a random time during the daylight hours PST. Go to “Large Format Prints” to purchase.

Subliminal Projects and Paul Stolper are pleased to announce a print edition collaboration between Jamie Reid and Shepard Fairey. The editions were created to commemorate Reid’s Ragged Kingdom exhibition, March 16 to April 14, 2012.

Limited Quantity available

Jamie has been one of my biggest influences and I’m honored that we worked on some collaborative images for the show. The new images deal with mutual interests of Jamie and I, addressing the timeless problems of corruption and wealth inequality, but tie into the very current themes of Occupy Wall Street and the dead end of fossil fuel consumption. - Shepard Fairey, 2012

Shoplifters Welcome Large Format (Red-Black-Silver)

2012-05-15T18:21:27Z

“Shoplifters Welcome” (Red, Black, Silver)
26 x 34 1/2 inches, 100% Cotton Rag Archival paper, Deckeled Edges, Edition of 50
Signed by Shepard Fairey and Jamie Reid
Retail Value: $700

Release date: 5/15/2012 at a random time during the daylight hours PST. Go to “Large Format Prints” to purchase.

Limited Quantity available

Obama Made History

2012-05-11T20:00:39Z

I’m very happy that Obama had the courage and conviction to show his support for marriage equality despite the possible political fallout. Even though I’m pushing for campaign finance reform, I agree with MoveOn that support for Obama’s risk-taking is warranted and may be needed to help preserve the progress on the issue. The world needs more love, not more people trying to discriminate against consenting adults who love the way they choose. Tolerance is a virtue! Check out what MoveOn has to say on the issue. Thanks for caring.
-Shepard

Sources:

1. “Obama Says Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal,” The New York Times, May 9, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=275381&id=41127-10089194-PjxlYNx&t=4

2. “Fox Nation: Obama ‘Declares War on Marriage,’” Towleroad, May 9, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=275382&id=41127-10089194-PjxlYNx&t=5

3. “Same-sex civil union bill fails in Colorado,” Reuters, May 9, 2012
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=275383&id=41127-10089194-PjxlYNx&t=6

Voters In-Money Out

2012-05-09T17:14:26Z

Shepard and others talk about Adam Yauch

2012-05-08T17:47:20Z

More words of wisdom from Adam Yauch. Here is also a NY Magazine piece dedicated to Yauch that includes a few of my thoughts on him and the Beastie Boys.
-Shepard Fairey

New Mural Installation at Pace Prints

2012-05-04T20:23:09Z

Shepard and his assistant Nicholas Bowers spent the day at Pace Prints 521 West 26th Street yesterday, installing two site-specific murals. These will be on view in the windows of the gallery and will be visible from the Highline and the street.

Shepard’s exhibition Harmony & Discord opens tomorrow, Saturday May 5, at noon.

Click for more information about the exhibition.

Rest in Peace Adam Yauch

2012-05-04T19:18:09Z

The world has lost a great musician who will always be an inspiration to me and those at OBEY GIANT.

-Shepard Fairey

OBEY Patch Sets

2012-05-04T19:01:11Z

Now available in our Store.

Aren’t they beautiful? ..and they’re Brand New! Each set contains 3 iron-on OBEY Patches for $13. Collect them all and enjoy!

OBEY Peace Patch Set:

OBEY Posse Patch Set:

OBEY Punk Patch Set:

“Harmony & Discord” at Pace Prints

2012-05-03T17:41:22Z

Our friend Tanley Wong from Arrested Motion published a feature in anticipation of the upcoming “Harmony & Discord” exhibition at Pace Prints. Check it out. - Shepard.

Shepard Fairey: Harmony & Discord X Pace Prints NYC

2012-05-03T17:19:42Z

Shepard Fairey: Harmony & Discord
Opening: Saturday, May 5, 12-8pm
May 5 – June 16, 2012
Pace Prints, NYC

Pace Prints is pleased to present Harmony & Discord, an exhibition of new works by Shepard Fairey, created in the Pace Editions studios in New York. This is Shepard’s first exhibition with Pace Prints and premiers his first works in handmade paper as well as the largest screenprints he has done to date.

Harmony & Discord references the global dichotomy of politics; what forces it creates on the grand scale and how that reflects on the actions and awareness of the individual. Responding to the energy of New York, Fairey worked on this technically complex body of work in a series of sessions at the Pace Editions studios. During this residency he also went out on the streets and made a number of large murals.

On view will be a number of silkscreens done with collage and spraypaint, as well as handmade paper, embossment and relief prints, and large metal plates with screenprint. Though Shepard approached the work in the same way that he does in his studio, Pace Editions provided the opportunity to scale the work to a larger size. Relating to the surfaces of his street work, the hand painted multiple (HPM) works in this series have backgrounds of stenciled pulp, collage, screenprint and embossment, allowing the image to pop off of its vintage, layered surface. This exhibition also marks the first time Fairey presents metal relief plates as art pieces, layered with silkscreen, furthering spatial extent within the work.

Subjects in the exhibition include Fairey’s Imperial Glory and Power images, both of which pay homage to Lichtenstein’s style while referencing issues of the military industrial complex. Also on view will be The Reagan and Friends series, depicting politicians and corporate bosses as manipulative salesmen. A more graphic grouping of works, which all utilize the target as a device, examines symbols, stereotypes and propaganda. Topics include war and peace, political corruption, global warming, and personal empowerment and responsibility.

Pace Prints
521 W 26th Street
New York
www.paceprints.com