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September 9, 2024
Shepard Fairey + James Brown = We Got to Change!
Shepard Fairey, who for years has been using art and clothing for change (most famously the Obama Hope poster), has a new item:
I’m excited to collaborate with the James Brown estate and Center For Common Ground on powerful initiatives to boost Black voter turnout ahead of Election Day this November. The Center for Common Ground, a non-partisan group, focuses on empowering Black voters in the South, where voter suppression remains an issue. This partnership not only celebrates James Brown’s musical genius but also his lifelong dedication to education and voting rights. His influence on both music and social change is undeniable, and hip hop wouldn’t be the same without his legacy.
-Shepard
While you are ordering the shirt or being inspired and astonished by Shepard’s art and activism , here’s a little James Brown to move you.
This clip is from the TAMI show in 1964. The YouTube description explains exactly what the TAMI show was.
If you are unfamiliar with James Brown, and don’t know why he is forever Mr. Dynamite, this should educate you. If you are not delighted, enlightened, excited and a little freaked out by this, check your eyes, ears and pulse.
August 20, 2019
OBEY T-Shirt
OBEY is the extension of artist Shepard Fairey, “Manufacturing Quality Dissent Since 1989”. He is a remarkably productive and effective artist-activist, most famous for his Obama “Hope” poster:
Now OBEY is selling a special OBEY T-Shirt:
It was not offered specifically to coincide with the tragic events of the past few weeks, but is more appropriate than ever. OBEY explains:
We’re overwhelmed by the support and dialogue around our “This Is An OBEY T-Shirt” T-shirt. The timing of the release of the shirt was not intentional to fall in the aftermath of the recent sufferings in our country such as the shootings in El Paso and Dayton or the ICE raids in Mississippi. This shirt was designed months ago and was part of the Fall 2019 collection that is being introduced to the market now. This shirt touches on so many topics that deserve attention in the US and around the world, and we would like to take the opportunity to do some positive while we have everyone’s attention.
OBEY Clothing will be donating its profits from the sale of these items. For those of you familiar with the brand you know about our OBEY Awareness program founded in 2007, designed to do just this sort of thing. All profits for the project will be donated to several 501c3 designated non-profit organizations, helping in the aid of the families of shooting victims as well as defending the rights of those that can’t defend themselves.
February 5, 2016
Shepard Fairey: The Art of Political Revolution
Not many people had heard of the artist Shepard Fairey (“Manufacturing Quality Dissent Since 1989”) until he created the Obama “Hope” poster, one of the most famous pieces of art in modern American politics.
Since then, he has been spending his time creating, exhibiting and selling all sorts of provocative and eminently viewable art/propaganda on the beneficial edge of society, politics and culture.
He created the poster above for today’s Bernie Sanders benefit concert in Los Angeles. For those who haven’t looked for a while, or don’t know Shepard’s work, here is a sampling:
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