Country Club Presents Shepard Fairey: The Public Works
© Obey Giant
Courtesy Country Club
December 3 - 6, 2009
To Be Unveiled During Art Basel Miami Beach 2009
As part of the programs surrounding Art Basel Miami Beach this year, Shepard Fairey will unveil a major new mural presented on shipping containers. Located at 2700 NW 2nd Avenue on an empty lot in the Wynwood District of Miami, Fairey's project will continue the artist's approach to urban explorations of neglected, unclaimed or interstitial sites. The blank facade of the barricade will provide a significant expanse for Fairey to develop a cohesive series of images. The project is being produced by Country Club, a gallery with locations in Los Angeles and Cincinnati, in partnership with The Fountainhead Residency and Miami Art Museum, where an additional component of the project is being presented. Shepard Fairey is one of the most visible and celebrated artists of his generation. Fairey first gained notoriety by translating pop culture imagery into guerilla propaganda campaigns that quickly became global phenomena, most prominently with his ubiquitous "OBEY" images. Fairey's recent work consists of complex, multi-layered portraits of counter-cultural revolutionary figures combined with politically charged propaganda style imagery. Fairey's image of Barack Obama propelled him toward widespread international acclaim when the stylized portrait of the presidential candidate with the word "HOPE" became the most recognizable image of the 2008 elections and a survey exhibition of his work was organized at the ICA Boston in early 2009.
