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Shepard Fairey – 3 Decades of Dissent

Shepard FaireyAUD $70.00

192 pages. Hard cover. 279 mm x 241 mm

Published 2020 by Silvana Editoriale

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SKU: 9788836647200 Categories: , , , Tags: ,

Description

For the past 30 years, Shepard Fairey has used art and graphic design as a means of social interrogation. Drawing from graffiti tradition, Fairey employs a distinctive combination of stylised imagery and impactful typography to address a wide range of social and political themes such as anti-violence, racial and gender equality, and environmental protection. Designed specifically for the Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, Italy, this collection presents 30 new works.

The volume is dedicated to Shepard Fairey (Charleston, South Carolina, 1970), one of the most renowned street artists worldwide.

Having made a name for himself with the pseudonym OBEY thanks to a viral sticker campaign featuring the face of the wrestling champion Andre The Giant, the American artist has achieved international fame thanks to his portrait of Obama, immortalized in the iconic ‘Hope’ poster, created on the occasion of his presidential campaign in 2008. In these pages the artist presents thirty new graphic works (2019), which retrace thirty years of activity through his most famous icons: many social and political themes that inspired his production, from the struggle for peace and against racial violence, the defense of human and gender dignity up to environment protection.

The graphic works here presented constitute a unique and unrepeatable concept, designed specifically for the Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, where they are placed in evocative dialogue with important works from the contemporary art collection of the Capitoline Superintendence, selected by the artist himself.

192 pages. Hard cover. 279 mm x 241 mm

Published 2020 by Silvana Editoriale

Additional information

Weight 1404 g
Dimensions 287 × 247 × 22 mm
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