Shepard Fairey
dal 2/12/2009 al 5/12/2009
Segnalato da
2/12/2009
Shepard Fairey
Miami Art Museum, Miami
Visible from the Miami-Dade Cultural Center Plaza, Fairey will install a new variation of Arab Woman, 2006 on an exterior wall of the museum, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL, 33130. Fairey first gained notoriety by translating pop culture imagery into guerilla propaganda. His recent work consists of complex, multi-layered portraits of counter-cultural revolutionary figures combined with politically-charged propaganda style imagery.
Miami Art Museum will unveil an outdoor public art project by artist Shepard Fairey during Art Basel Miami Beach, 2009. Visible from the Miami-Dade Cultural Center Plaza, Fairey will install a new variation of Arab Woman, 2006 on an exterior wall of the museum, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL, 33130. The project, entitled Arab Woman, 2006/2009, will be unveiled on Thursday, December 3, during Miami Art Museum’s highly-anticipated Party on the Plaza and will remain on view through Sunday, December 6. Produced in conjunction with Country Club gallery and the Fountainhead Residency, the project coincides with an outdoor project 2700 NW 2nd Ave.
About Shepard Fairey
Shepard Fairey is one of the most visible and celebrated street artists of his generation. Fairey first gained notoriety by translating pop culture imagery into guerilla propaganda campaigns that quickly became global phenomena, most prominently with his ubiquitous “OBEY” images. Fairey’s recent work consists of complex, multi-layered portraits of counter-cultural revolutionary figures combined with politically-charged propaganda style imagery.
Fairey’s image of Barack Obama propelled him toward widespread international acclaim when the stylized portrait of the presidential candidate, emblazoned with the word “HOPE,” became the most recognizable image of the 2008 elections. A major survey exhibition of his work, entitled Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand, was organized at the ICA Boston in early 2009 and traveled to Cincinnati’s Contemporary Arts Center. Fairey’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Modern Art, New York; and Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Image: Shepard Fairey, Arab Woman, 2006/2009 (detail), Courtesy of Country Club gallery.
Miami Art Museum
The project is visible from the Miami-Dade Cultural Center Plaza
an exterior wall of the museum, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL, 33130