Shepard Fairey Is Not a Crook
Hahaha, I’ll reblog this because I like the controversy in this. I’m leaning more towards the “I think he’s a plagiarist” side of this argument.
I can’t deny the massive amount of respect and press he gets, so Fairey is doing something right.
Those who rebuff Fairey’s work are angry that he misappropriates (read: steals) famous art and design works; they argue that Warhol changed paradigms while Fairey makes knockoffs. I did an interview with Fairey for his recent book, “Obey: Supply & Demand,” and I admit that on occasion he has come close to crossing the line from acceptable borrowing into murky infringement territory. But after seeing the satiric art barbs that he aimed at politics, cultural icons and bêtes noires in his exhibition at the I.C.A. (where I participated in a panel discussion on appropriation), I can say this: Shepard Fairey is not a crook.
for sam :)
