Brooklyn Museum Presents Conversation with Artist Shepard Fairey 4/25

One of the most influential street artists of our time, Shepard Fairey will discuss his career and work with Associate Curator of Exhibitions Sharon Matt Atkins on Sunday, April 25 at 3 p.m. at the Brooklyn Museum. A book signing of Supply and Demand and Obey: E Pluribus Venom will follow the talk.
Shepard Fairey is the man behind OBEY GIANT, the graphics that have changed the way people see art and the urban landscape.

Fairey gained acclaim in the early 1990s for his subversive street posters and stickers, and has since circulated his iconic images and logos around the globe through guerilla-style placement and commercial collaborations. His work deliberately blurs the boundaries between the realms of fine and commercial art, building off of the precedents set by such artists as Andy Warhol and Keith Haring. Often addressing social and political issues, he became internationally known for his Barack Obama HOPE poster during the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Fairey's artwork is included in many collections among them the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The first museum survey of his artwork originated at the ICA Boston in 2009 and traveled to The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh and the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati. Fairey's most recent work can be viewed this May as, May Day, a Solo Exhibition of new works by Shepard Fairey, Opens May 1st, 2010 at Deitch Projects, 18 Wooster Street, New York City. For more information please visit www.obeygiant.com.

This is a free program with Museum admission. Signing will be strictly limited to Books and Museum Merchandise. No posters, prints, or artwork will be permitted at the signing.

Sharon Matt Atkins is the coordinating curator of the Brooklyn Museum's upcoming exhibition Andy Warhol: The Last Decade that will open on June 18, 2010. Supply & Demand: The Art of Shepard Fairey accompanied Fairey's 20-year retrospective, organized by the ICA, Boston. Obey: E Pluribus Venom highlights work presented at the Jonathan Levine Gallery in Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York in 2007. For more information, please visit: www.brooklynmuseum.org