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June 23, 2007
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June 23, 2007
This gag sure stinks: Artist turns up nose as bomb ploy flops
This gag sure stinks: Artist turns up nose as bomb ploy flops June 23, 2007 BY PETER KADUSHIN, VERONIKA BELENKAYA and ROBERT F. MOORE DAILY NEWS WRITERS A young man and his pal tried to light a stink bomb at a crowded Brooklyn art show, prompting the evacuation of more than 600 people, authorities said yesterday. After... read more
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June 23, 2007
Good Shepard
Good Shepard June 23, 2007 by Juliana Bunim Everyone knows to “Obey the Giant.” The stickers, t-shirts and posters baring this slogan are plastered all around the world, and feature a black-and-white illustration of Andre the Giant, the late 500-pound professional wrestler. They’re easy to identify, but their creator, graffiti artist Shepard Fairey, isn’t quite... read more
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June 22, 2007
DJ scratches ‘bomber’: Keen-eyed spinner may have caught ‘Splasher’
DJ scratches ‘bomber’: Keen-eyed spinner may have caught ‘Splasher’ June 22nd, 2007 by Juliana Bunim for The Brooklyn Paper A quick-acting disc jockey saved the day — and quite possibly helped catch the art world’s elusive Splasher — at Thursday night’s glitzy opening to graffiti legend Shepard Fairey’s DUMBO installation after one of the... read more
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June 21, 2007
‘Giant’ guerrilla artist busts out with ‘E Pluribus Venom’
‘Giant’ guerrilla artist busts out with ‘E Pluribus Venom’ June 21, 2007 By Megan McGinley Once recognized solely for his ubiquitous guerrilla street art, featuring the face of Andre the Giant in his “The Medium is the Message” and “Obey Giant” campaigns, artist Shepard Fairey is now preparing to exhibit what he has dubbed his... read more
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June 20, 2007
E Pluribus Venom: New Works by Shepard Fairey
E Pluribus Venom: New Works by Shepard Fairey June 20, 2007 The title E Pluribus Venom which translates Out of many, poison is derived from ‘E Pluribus Unum’ (out of many, one) an early motto adopted by the U.S. Government which appears on U.S. coins and dollar bills. In the opinion of artist Shepard Fairey,... read more
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May 29, 2007
Shepard Fairey and Souther Salazar at Jonathan LeVine
Shepard Fairey, Souther Salazar at Jonathan LeVine May 29, 2007 Running from June 23 to July 21, 2007, New York’s Jonathan LeVine Gallery will host an exhibit of Shepard Fairey’s artwork titled E Pluribus Venom. Fairey, best known for his "propaganda engineering" and stencil-esque renditions of Andre the Giant for his Obey Giant campaign, will... read more
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May 15, 2007
Supertouch Blog: Street Currency
Street Currency May 15, 2007 We always knew SHEPARD FAIREY was only in it for the money, and now he’s even printing his own: Recently spotted in crumpled piles on the streets of NYC and LA are these newly designed OBEY dolla-dolla-bills, meticulously created from scratch with all the detail of real currency by... read more
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May 12, 2007
Photos: Vitche, Fosik, Haber and Kehoe
Photos: Vitche, Fosik, Haber + Kehoe By, George Koroneos May 12, 2007 NYC correspondent George Koroneos brings us photos from the press preview of everything showing at Jonathan LeVine Gallery this weekend: Vitche’s Equilibrium, AJ Fosik’s At the Edge of Town, and Andy Kehoe and Matt Haber’s two-person exhibit Trouble, Pass Me By.... read more
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April 19, 2007
WhiteHot Magazine: Ruas de São Paulo
Ruas de Sao Paulo: A Survey of Brazilian Street Art By Chris Maceira In a progressive leap, the Jonathan LeVine Gallery has bravely offered their “white cube” as a blank canvas to Boleto, Fefe, Highraff, Kboco, Onesto, Speto, Titi Freak, and Zezao, eight young street artists from Sao Paulo. The space has been divided in... read more
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April 17, 2007
MTV Magazine Features Ruas de São Paulo
Graffiti Made in Brazil Text and Photos by Nilda (Read full article)
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April 17, 2007
Adam Wallacavage: Pheelin’ It In Philly
Pheelin’ It In Philly: A Whirlwind Tour of Philadelphia’s Bustling Art Scene By Ialexis Swerdloff April 17, 2007 On a recent, particularly freezing weekend, I headed southwestard to see what was happening in alleged Sixth Borough, Philadelphia. As is rumored, Philly really is like one huge amalgamation of Park Slope and the Lower East... read more
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April 4, 2007