Projection Mirror: Domestic Terrorist

Shepard Fairey on Art, Activism & Resisting Fascism: “It Can Happen Here, and It Is”

We speak with artist Shepard Fairey, best known for the Obama “Hope” poster, about the role of art in politics, the rise of fascism in the United States and more. Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman spoke with Fairey in Los Angeles last week and toured his studio. Some of his recent artworks depict ICE agents with labels like “Domestic Terrorist,” used by Trump administration officials to describe protesters who oppose the administration's immigration crackdown. Fairey says that while he doesn’t think of his art as propaganda, he also doesn’t shy away from the label. “If you want to call it propaganda, it’s meant to initiate a conversation, a counternarrative that isn’t happening in a robust enough way,” he says. Fairey created the film poster for Steal This Story, Please!, the new documentary about Amy Goodman and Democracy Now!, which had its theatrical opening earlier in April.

L’uomo che ha creato ‘Hope’ di Obama: “Oggi metterei la faccia di Trump e sotto la parola tiranno”

Dalla strada alla collaborazione con Poltrona Frau, Shepard Fairey rivendica il ruolo dell’arte come motore di “empatia”: la sua speranza per un pianeta in fia…

Ausstellung von Shepard Fairey und James Nachtwey in Berlin

Ich nehme dich mit nach Berlin in die Fotoausstellungen von Shepard Fairey und James Nachtwey.

How a Still-Defiant Shepard Fairey Turned Punk Rock Attitude Into 30 Years of Activist Art

In the life and work of artist Shepard Fairey, social justice and the musical counterculture have always collided, igniting many of his most striking images.