OBEY: Supply & Demand - The Art of Shepard Fairey - 20th Anniversary Edition - Hardcover

Shepard Fairey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1584233494 ISBN 13: 9781584233497

Publisher: Gingko Press, 2009

Synopsis

Showcasing Fairey's entire body of work, from his early OBEY Giant campaign to his prodigious print output, increasingly ambitious large scale street work and beyond, this massive retrospective covers 20 colorful years. Fairey helped catalyze a movement from his unique vantage at the intersection of art, popular culture and Design and this tome documents it all. Through the lens of esteemed writers and critics such as Carlo McCormick, Steven Heller, Henry Rollins, Rob Walker, Roger Gastman and more, readers can learn about Shepard Fairey, the roots of the omnipresent OBEY street art campaign, his design practice and prolific gallery exhibitions. This massive book pulls no punches and all areas of the enigmatic artist's work, travels and travails are illuminated. From exhibitions, posters, flyers, silkscreens and stickers to high altitude pursuits, citations and police beatings, it's all documented in a museum quality layout and binding. The evidence is in, and it's clear that Shepard Fairey is not one to rest on his laurels, the work must go on.For both long time fans wanting the complete collection and those just curious to know what this OBEY business is all about, Supply and Demand is the answer.

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Review:

Fairey was an icon long before his Obama "Hope" poster. Learn more in this new reissue. --Entertainment Weekly

...it's worth looking at "Supply and Demand: The Art of Shepard Fairey" (Gingko Press: 450 pp., $59.95), which covers the 20 years of Fairey's career. --Los Angeles Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Gingko Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1584233494
• ISBN 13: 9781584233497
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 446