Shepard Fairey settles with AP...

...I wonder what that will mean for some of shep's other artworks that have been taken from photographs. Intellectual property has always been a grey area - because not all artists have the time or resourses to follow through with such matters to court i guess, but AP knew they had an amazingly high profile case. Good on Shep that he has setteled and Its good that the photographer will benefit from the sales aswell, i hope it will encourage collaborations between more artists and photographers in the future, read about on the bbc website

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Front page of 'The Sun' newspaper today in England. No danger of this going into the National Portrait gallery over here. Don't think Shepard Fairey would approve...

Shepard Fairey May Day - opens this weekend

If your in New York, be sure to stop and in see Shepard Fairey at the last Deitch Projects Show, 76 Grand St, New York, NY, 10013. more info on the BBC website here

Shepard Fairey at Deitch Projects - final show

Shepard Fairy opens his 'May Day' solo show at Deitch Projects in New York on May 1st. The gallery has worked with some of the pioneers of street art from the beginning, most notably Keith Harring, Barry Mcghee, Swoon & Os Geomos to name a few. Jeffrey Deitch is the man behind the gallery and is taking up the role of the head of the Museum of Modern Art in the US. Thats seems like its good for good for street art and other street pioneering artists. Surely only a matter of time before banksy does a show there...

New Brow screening

This looks good, screenings next week. maybe see you there?

Google Streetview has become a must for street art fans

Google streetview definitely brings a new perspective on the streets... Here is a few local pieces...check it out for yourself here

The US National Portrait Gallery buys Shepard Fairey...

...as part of its permanent collection.  The Portrait Gallery usually purchases a portrait of the president when they leave office, but this is an exception with Obama as they are going to hang it on his inauguration on the 20th Jan.  Moves like this accelerate the value of an artists work significantly...

Obama - Someone different after a long line of the same?

The Daily Duff wants to big up Mr Obama and hope he delivers on his promise of change for the good of the people and the planet.  Go on mate, you can do it!  Infact lets all do it!  ;  )

"I'm gonna Kick your Ass...

...and get away with it" says Shepard Fairey.  Just in - is this lovely hand collage'd original.  The base of this artwork is made from things like his spray can receipts, personal cheques and other recycled detritus from  his life.  The hundreds of different pieces of paper have also been printed with numerous optical patterns and stencils across them and then seem to be sealed with a heavy rubber glue to form base for the large multi colour screen print to go over the top...  It a beauty ;  )

Up on a roof and found a Shepard...

as you do...

Angela Davis has left the building....

Some images are just arresting, Shephard Fary's Angela Davis was just one of those.  Last week saw the final print sold.  We'll really miss having Angela around...

Shepard Fairy's piece at the Old Truman Brewery

Supersized OBEY paste up...We have a couple of the revolutionary women series available from the top right hand side, the muslim women with the rose in the end of the rifle.  Also Angela Davies.  They are lovely big hand pulled screenprints, amazing print on lush off white paper...get em whilst you still can...