Shepard Fairey

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OBEY Apparel Ltd.

Thumbnail image for OBEY Apparel Ltd. by Bryce Lambert October 22, 2009

I spotted this hat on the #1 bus the other day and though I don’t want to become a ranting Shepard Fairey hater, I felt I should at least draw some attention to his clothing line. The AP, in a recent amendment to their case, is now counting OBEY Clothing as a defendant in the suit. [...]

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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (and Copyright)

Thumbnail image for The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (and Copyright) by Bryce Lambert October 17, 2009

I suppose I’m responding here more to activity in the local blogosphere (see Joel Brown and Thomas Garvey), than I am to the ongoing news of Shepard Fairey versus the AP and his recent statement that he knowingly falsified evidence, because I follow those blogs more closely than Shepard Fairey news and my problem with [...]

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ICA, Do It Your Way

Thumbnail image for ICA, Do It Your Way by Bryce Lambert October 14, 2009

After seeing the Shepard Fairey exhibition at the ICA and witnessing all the hype drummed up by Fairey’s ‘arrest,’ I’ve felt that the museum, as an institution, has this very tangible presence in what it puts on. When you go see the Titians, or whatever, at the MFA you don’t get a sense of the [...]