Comments on: Obey Boston – Shepard Fairey at the ICA http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/10/22/obey-boston-shepard-fairey-at-the-ica/ A blog with delusions of grandeur Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:21:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Michael J http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/10/22/obey-boston-shepard-fairey-at-the-ica/comment-page-1/#comment-108592 Michael J Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:05:05 +0000 http://www.unlikelywords.com/?p=1520#comment-108592 I tried my best to capture the Boston area papering. I definitely dug the experience. Central Square seemed to be the only area that got graffitied over but he posted on a well used graffiti wall. It looked like he chose material that would blend with the local artists. The other areas remained un-touched as far as I could tell. <a href="http://zertz.blogspot.com/2008/11/shepard-fairey-around-boston.html" rel="nofollow">shepard-fairey-around-boston</a> I tried my best to capture the Boston area papering. I definitely dug the experience. Central Square seemed to be the only area that got graffitied over but he posted on a well used graffiti wall. It looked like he chose material that would blend with the local artists. The other areas remained un-touched as far as I could tell.

shepard-fairey-around-boston

]]> By: Blume http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/10/22/obey-boston-shepard-fairey-at-the-ica/comment-page-1/#comment-107830 Blume Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:55:53 +0000 http://www.unlikelywords.com/?p=1520#comment-107830 His work in Central Square (went up when all the other stuff around town did) was graffitied over within a day. At first I thought that was very cool. Then I wondered if it was part of the plan to begin with. His work in Central Square (went up when all the other stuff around town did) was graffitied over within a day. At first I thought that was very cool. Then I wondered if it was part of the plan to begin with.

]]> By: ac http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/10/22/obey-boston-shepard-fairey-at-the-ica/comment-page-1/#comment-107299 ac Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:51:50 +0000 http://www.unlikelywords.com/?p=1520#comment-107299 Thanks for the comment. I checked out the link. The second link seemed to be a regurgitation of the facts from the first. Overall, I wish the source had been different than "The premiere online venue for contemporary art" because describing yourself as premiere is pretentious as fuck. Also, the main complaint is that Shepard Fairy is a street artist that doesn't respect copyright unless it's his copyright, which is hypocritical, but forcing people who steal your work to give their profits to the ACLU and paying people whose copyrights you've infringed upon just isn't that big of a deal. Now, maybe he's a sell out for asking permission to use the Obama image, but I probably would have done the same thing. What do you think? Thanks for the comment. I checked out the link. The second link seemed to be a regurgitation of the facts from the first. Overall, I wish the source had been different than “The premiere online venue for contemporary art” because describing yourself as premiere is pretentious as fuck. Also, the main complaint is that Shepard Fairy is a street artist that doesn’t respect copyright unless it’s his copyright, which is hypocritical, but forcing people who steal your work to give their profits to the ACLU and paying people whose copyrights you’ve infringed upon just isn’t that big of a deal.

Now, maybe he’s a sell out for asking permission to use the Obama image, but I probably would have done the same thing.

What do you think?

]]> By: PepaJack http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/10/22/obey-boston-shepard-fairey-at-the-ica/comment-page-1/#comment-107263 PepaJack Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:51:35 +0000 http://www.unlikelywords.com/?p=1520#comment-107263 According to the Myartspace Blog Shepard Fairey is just another art hack. Look it up. It is a very interesting read. See below, http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2008/09/obamas-obedient-artist-is-shepard.html http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2008/11/intentions-of-shepard-fairey-should-be.html According to the Myartspace Blog Shepard Fairey is just another art hack. Look it up. It is a very interesting read. See below,

http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2008/09/obamas-obedient-artist-is-shepard.html

http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2008/11/intentions-of-shepard-fairey-should-be.html

]]> By: maura http://www.unlikelywords.com/2008/10/22/obey-boston-shepard-fairey-at-the-ica/comment-page-1/#comment-103412 maura Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:34:21 +0000 http://www.unlikelywords.com/?p=1520#comment-103412 I'd love to see that. and the exhibit. He has a maid sweeping dust under a curtain on a wall in London (I think) that i love the image of. I’d love to see that. and the exhibit. He has a maid sweeping dust under a curtain on a wall in London (I think) that i love the image of.

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