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Keith Haring

Shepard Fairey (OBEY)

Keith Haring

2010

Screen printing on paper

61 × 45 cm

Edition de 450

Location: Lyon, France

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1,500 € 1500.0 EUR 1,500 €

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About the artwork

For this series, Shepard Fairey chose to depict one of his idols: Keith Haring. Inspired by graffiti and belonging to the Bad Painting movement, Keith Haring was keen to reach a wide audience, which is why he began drawing with white chalk on billboards in the New York subway. With this series, Shepard Fairey reminds us that Keith Haring was the precursor of an art for all, with which he identified his own practice. Shirtless, with a bomb in hand and a mask around his neck, Shepard Fairey shows the artist in action, with his tools at work. The spray can symbolizes the abandonment of the paintbrush for an art that expresses itself in the street and for everyone. The composition's background is an interweaving of Shepard Fairey's traditional motifs and Keith Haring's famous little characters, once again demonstrating the link between the two artists.

Expert opinion

This tribute piece by Shepard Fairey is significant for the work of the American artist celebrated the world over for his committed images and powerful slogans. This edition is sold out on the artist's website. It is signed by both the artist and Smokey Robinson.

About the artist

American artist, born in 1970. Lives and works in Los Angeles (USA). Muralist, illustrator and silkscreen artist, Shepard Fairey (Obey) is one of the most influential figures in urban art. Influenced by Andy Warhol, Barbara Kruger and Diego Rivera, he is best known for the HOPE portrait of Barack Obama he created for his presidential campaign in 2008, which has since been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery (Washington, USA). Following the attacks in France on November 13, 2015, Shepard Fairey created a Marianne with the motto "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité", a work that has now become a national symbol and is on display at the Élysée Palace. In 2019, he will create his hundredth fresco at Place Igor Stravinsky in Paris, next to the Centre Pompidou. Internationally renowned, Shepard Fairey can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian (Washington, USA), the Museum of Modern Art (New York, USA) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, UK). He has also exhibited in prestigious venues such as the Fondation Cartier for the "Né dans la rue - Graffiti" exhibition in 2009, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston (USA), where his retrospective "Supply & Demand" was organized in 2009.

“Keith Haring is one of my heroes because of his mission to make his work accessible and democratize art.”

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