Shepard Fairey, L.A. Street Artist, Designs Party Invite for Occupy Wall Street
Yup. This just happened. Right after receiving the victorious news from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg that Occupy Wall Street doesn’t have to move out of Zuccotti Park after all, protest organizers learned they’d been blessed with a Shepard Fairey original.
An East Coast art-blog editor who’s been keeping up with the artistic aspects of OWS (and oh, there are many — in L.A. too!) told WNYC radio of Fairey’s “Occupation Party” invite: “I think it’s really great that it’s an upward looking positive image, as well as it tries to tie together a little bit of the radicalism of the 60’s with today.”
What a co-inky-dink.
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How conveenient!
Ooooo, designer of the famous Obama Hope poster had it all handy and ready to go, did he?
LOL! Jeebus, there are none so blind as those who will not see.
If they would have run them out of the park this morning that would have ruined the whole plan, now wouldn’t it?
Is that supposed to be Angela Davis?
No its mieeechelle you just don’t recognize her with the sleeves.
I thought it was Angela Davis too.
So, why did he pick Angela Davis?
1. She’s a civil rights icon.
2. She’s been a role model for the movement since Day 1.
3. Her image is in the public domain and Fairey is sick of being sued.
And she’s pretty, even when she’s angry and pouting. There’s lots going for Angela.
Well, I guess with a movement so full of white dudebros, they didn’t have enough real black women so they had to go get themselves a paper one for a symbol.
Oops. I meant those as questions. The answer is #3.
Shepard Fairey beaten up after spat over controversial Danish mural
Guess he’s decided to come home. Too bad.
… and in reporting on this story in Danish media, he was consistently referred to as “The Obama Artist” – which is meant as a badge of honour. “We” are still big on Obama, heh.
I think they need a theme song. Maybe Hank Williams Jr. could sing “All My Commie Friends are Coming Over Tonight (and They’re not Leaving)”
I’m shocked, shocked I tell you. Such an amazing coincidence.
This is the party we’re talking about.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=539_1318434275
Again with the mythology who dubbed this clown a graffiti artist? Colored skateboards and t-shirts. Dad’s a doc mom’s a realtor. He is no SAMO(Jean-Michel Basquiat) .looked at quite a few of his works. nothing moved me. Gack.
Seriously who is writing this Horror story? Pre-GE down in polls markets dive and then Whitey granny dies dies before, No funeral. Anyone see her body. Convenient little bump for that. osama, al whacky, Iranian terror plot, twinkle down phenom. And scariest of them all meechelle in Target.
Not buying.
Basquiat built his own share of mythology about his background, imho, and his sad and untimely death has added to it. Modern art requires marketing though, so who can blame him or the people who look after his estate today. I still like most of his work, in any case.
You’re right. I can be a pretty good hypocrite.
Did you see the part where they are promoting wearing white? That’s reminiscent of the suffrage protests.
Using Angela Davis image can change how the public see the demonstrators. Angela is not someone I would use if I wanted broad appeal. Obama has lots to lose if the OWS demonstrators become more radicalized.
Yeah, putting an avowed Marxist and former Black Panther member on your poster might not be the kind of PR you were looking for.
Well it’ll sure get a reaction from those who worship at the Reagan alter.
Isn’t her big thing now to close down all the prisons?
I think few people follow Angela. She in the left, and Malcolm X in the right, are symbols of the radical elements in the black community.
My morning post will discuss the OWS 10-point plan for world domination.
Mwahahahaha {{puts pinky to mouth}}
I’d like to dominate for a change. Do I need special leather thingies and clothing?
I think he said world domination, not world dominatrix. But hey, go for it! 😀
It seems that to participate in some world domination will require a few tools. Every time I see Cheney and his wife, I get the feeling they practiced for world domination at home.
LOL! Yeah, I can see her as being the one with the stompy boots. That could be the appeal.
🙂 I look forward to the Myiq 10 point world domination plan.
World domination might come to be.
Wall Street sit-in protest goes global
DOn’t tell me that stuff isn’t orchestrated.
According to their site their are 1,570 cities participating tomorrow. Amazing that a bunch of disenfranchised debt ridden stoners could pull this together without an agenda and no backers.
Wonder if bambi scheduled it to conflict with the Clinton Global Initiative celebration. nah nah nah nah more people will burden broke economies because of me than watched your life affirming celebration of making a healthy positive difference in peoples lives.
I wonder if it eats him up inside to know that he got his ass kicked by a girl and had to have everyone else come to his defense. he knows what really happened and I am sure the CGI people do not have anywhere near the skills of the twinkies so this concert was planned long before 9/17 which according to their own admission OWS was born that day out of ether. put nothing past this wretched cabal.
@JakeTapper: Everything fits into a lazy preconceived narrative conceived over coffee six months ago.
Jake is only half joking. About six months ago is when the MoJo folks were doing their big meetups in NYC iirc.