It was only about a year ago, though it feels like half a lifetime, that Shepard Fairey created the most efficacious American political illustration since “Uncle Sam Wants You”: the Obama “Hope” poster. In innumerable variants, the craning, intent, elegant mien of the candidate engulfed the planet. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Schjeldahl doesn't show his work. But with the current lawsuits between Fairey and the AP, I want to know what all the fuss is about. Drawing a parallel between Fairey and Warhol gave me a sense of who both artists are, without drawing the parallel out too far.
Not living in America, this image is one of the touchstones I have for the sentiment of hope prevalent in American in the second half of last year. I had no idea Fairey was responsible for the Obey t-shirt--iconic stuff.
This is story from the New Yorker about an artist that may be the next Andy Warhol. This is an artist with a keen eye for making the common image art.
Schjeldahl's review is remarkably snarky and larded with perjoratives. It's the weakest review I can remember reading in the New Yorker.
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