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Shepard Fairey (OBEY)

Misfits Horror business

2018

screen printing

61 × 46 cm

Ed. /450

Location: Paris, France

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300 € 300.0 EUR 300 €

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About the artwork

"Misfits Horror Business" is one of a series of silkscreen prints paying homage to the famous American punk band "The Misfits" and referring to their song "Horror Business". Shepard Fairey created this work to mark the band's 40th anniversary. The composition blends elements characteristic of The Misfits and their album covers, such as the skulls, with influences typical of Shepard Fairey's graphic style, notably in the colors.

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Misfits Horror Business is an emblematic work in Shepard Fairey's career, in which the artist combines his musical influences with his singular graphic style.

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.

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