Shepard Fairey to Unveil New Mural in Prov as Part of Exhibit at AS220
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Shepard Fairey to Unveil New Mural in Prov as Part of Exhibit at AS220
Fairey is best known as the creator of the Obama Hope poster.
The mural, located on the Founder's League building, is part of Fairey's "Facing the Giant" exhibit that is opening at AS220.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST"I just completed my 100th mural in Providence, RI. Special thanks to Shauna, Ruth, Neal, Umberto, Paris, David and the rest of the AS220 team, Cornish Associates, Buff, and Nathaniel Chace, my mural team: Dan, Nic, and Rob, and Anjel Newmann for being the inspiration and model of this mural,” said Fairey.
The exhibit opening and mural unveil will take place on Friday, October 25 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Facing the Giant Exhibit
Fairey's "Facing the Giant" exhibit is a selection of 30 artworks shown as 30 x 41-inch hand-painted multiples - prints on unique collaged backgrounds with additional stenciling and embellishments - selected “for their importance aesthetically and conceptually, and for addressing critical topics and themes frequently recurring throughout Fairey's career."
The Providence show is only one of three exhibits that Fairey is putting on across the country. The other exhibits will be held in Brooklyn, New York, and Los Angeles, California.
The AS220 show will run through November 16, with open hours from Tuesday through Saturday, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
A portion of the sales of art will support AS220’s All Access Campaign to renovate and improve the accessibility of the Empire Street complex.
Fairey attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and launched one of his first major strikes in Providence when he replaced Buddy Cianci's face with the face of Andre the Giant during a 1990 campaign.
After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration, he founded a printing business in Providence called Alternative Graphics, while continuing to work on his own artworks.
Fairey designed the cover for Time Magazine's "2011 Person of the Year" issue and even teamed up with Incase, which helped publish his art on iPhone cases.
In 2015, Fairey had a warrant out for his arrest by Detroit police for tagging buildings across the city with graffiti, causing $9,000 worth of damages, as GoLocalProv reported.