Artist Shepard Fairey, who is responsible for this now famous image of President Obama was arrested in Boston over the weekend for two outstanding arrest warrants. The warrants were issued for charges related to public vandalism. Fairey has built his career, even pre-Obama poster, on works of public art or guerrilla graffiti. As Property spot devotees will remember I posted this about the Fairey show I saw in Boston last winter. And while he is not my favourite artist I do hope he stands up for the work he does and that charges against him will be dropped. Although his arrest will probably only add to his artistic panache.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Shepard Fairey was arrested in Boston
Artist Shepard Fairey, who is responsible for this now famous image of President Obama was arrested in Boston over the weekend for two outstanding arrest warrants. The warrants were issued for charges related to public vandalism. Fairey has built his career, even pre-Obama poster, on works of public art or guerrilla graffiti. As Property spot devotees will remember I posted this about the Fairey show I saw in Boston last winter. And while he is not my favourite artist I do hope he stands up for the work he does and that charges against him will be dropped. Although his arrest will probably only add to his artistic panache.
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