Shepard Fairey - 3 Decades of Dissent: 3 Decades of Dissent

Text by Arianna Angelelli/ Text by Claudio Crescentini/ Text by Federica Pirani/ Text by Maria Vittoria/ Text by Shepard Fairey/ Text by Wunderkammern Gallery

ISBN 10: 8836647200 / ISBN 13: 9788836647200

Verlag: Silvana Editoriale, 2021

bilingual edition. 189 pages. Italian language. 11.25x9.75x0.75 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8836647200

Inhaltsangabe:

New works from the famed street artist whose bold designs have defined a generation of political iconography

For the past 30 years, Shepard Fairey has been using art and graphic design as a means of social interrogation. Drawing from graffiti tradition, Fairey employs a distinctive combination of stylized 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, also placing Fairey's body of work in conversation with the artist's own selections from the contemporary art collection at the Capitoline Superintendency. Through this careful curation, readers are able to appreciate Fairey's ability to hone in on imagery that is both topical and timeless, resulting in pieces that inform the public discourse as much as they are inspired by it.

Los Angeles-based artist Shepard Fairey (born 1970) is considered a protagonist of contemporary street art and street style alike. Many of his designs, such as his 1989 sticker campaign featuring an image of André the Giant and the text "OBEY" or his 2008 portrait of President Obama with the caption "HOPE," are instantly recognizable the world over.

Von der hinteren Coverseite: The volume is dedicated to Shepard Fairey (Charleston, 1970), one of the best known urban art artists in the world. Established under the pseudonym of OBEY thanks to a successful campaign of stickers spread in a viral way, depicting the face of wrestling champion André The Giant, the American artist has achieved international visibility thanks to the portrait of Obama, immortalized in the iconic 2008 ‘Hope’ poster for his presidential campaign. In these pages the artist presents thirty recent unpublished graphic works (2019), which retrace thirty years of activity through his most famous icons: many social and political themes that inspired his production, from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 graphics constitute a unique and unrepeatable concept, designed specifically for the Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, where they are put in dialogue with important works from the contemporary art collection of the Capitoline Superintendence, selected by the artist himself. The volume, with an intervention by Shepard Fairey and numerous critical texts, is completed by a biography and bibliographical apparatus.

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Titel: Shepard Fairey - 3 Decades of Dissent: 3 ...
Verlag: Silvana Editoriale
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Brand New