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| Shepard Fairey: |
| E Pluribus Venom |
| The Art of Shepard Fairey |
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| E Pluribus Venom collects a large body of work produced by Shepard Fairey and presented at the Jonathan Levine gallery during his massive exhibition in the summer of 2007. Serving as more than just an exhibition catalog, this book expounds upon themes presented in the show. |
| 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. currency. The artist’s thesis is that many becoming one, or a loss of power and influence of the individual in favor of homogeny is a symptom of a society in decline. |
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| E Pluribus Venom is comprised of artworks designed to question the symbols and methods of the American machine and American dream and also celebrate those who oppose blind nationalism and war. |
Some of Fairey’s works use currency motifs or a Norman Rockwell aesthetic to employ the graphic language of the subjects they critique. Other works use a blend of Art Nouveau, Hippie, and revolutionary propaganda styles to celebrate subjects advocating peace.
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144 pages, Hardcover, 9 ½'' x 12 ¼'' (240 x 310 mm)
157 color and 76 b/w illustrations, English |
| ISBN: 978-1-58423-295-7 |
$ 29.95 |
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| Shepard Fairey |
| Shepard Fairey is the man behind OBEY GIANT, the graphics that have changed the way people see art and the urban landscape. What started with an absurd sticker he created in 1989 while a student at the Rhode Island School of Design has since evolved into a worldwide street art campaign, as well as an acclaimed body of fine art. In 2003, Fairey founded Studio Number One, a creative design firm dedicated to applying his ethos at the intersection of art and enterprise. |
| Fairey’s art reached a new height of prominence in 2008, when his "HOPE" portrait of Barack Obama became the iconic image of the presidential campaign and helped inspire an unprecedented political movement. The original image now hangs in the Smithsonian In-stitution’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. |
| In 2009, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston honored Fairey with a full-scale solo retrospective, also titled Supply and Demand. The show will tour the country through 2010. His work has also been exhibited in such museums and collections as The New Museum of Design, New York; the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA; the Baltic Center for Con-temporary Art, New Castle, UK; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. |
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