This issue will be truly historic,
as we celebrate 20 Years of Shepard's seminal 'Obey' campaign. Because
Shepard has not been a guest of Arkitip magazine since issue edition
No. 0003, this reunion collaboration has been long overdue and is a
guaranteed to be another groundbreaking Arkitip classic.
Featuring: Shepard
Fairey, Essay by: Pedro Alonzo, New interview by: Simon Steinhardt. Issue
photography by: Geoff Hargadon, Delphine Ettinger.
Designed by: Cleon
Peterson of Studio Number One
7.5 x 10 In. (19.5
x 25.4 cm)
96 pages + stencil cover
Four color offset printed, perfect bound
Hand packaged & numbered ltd. edition of 5000
Packaged with:
One Shepard Fairey 7.5 x 10 in. silk screen print
Designed and printed specifically for this issue edition.
Each print is signed by the artist.
All packaged neatly in a custom designed box
Produced exclusively for this issue edition of Arkitip by Incase
Price: £59.99
Shepard Fairey is arguably
the most famous artist of the Arkitip alumni group, and could quite
possibly be the artist most remembered of his generation. We celebrate
Shepard's methods not only because they are beautiful and effective
but also because he took on the mainstream art establishment and after
20 long years, he seems to be winning.
His recent rise to popularity
punctuated by his support of the Obama Presidential campaign has made
Shepard Fairey a household name. His iconic portrait of Barack Obama
has come to symbolize the historic campaign of the first African American
to be elected President and now that image graces the National Portrait
Gallery at the Smithsonian. He's an artist who stands by what he believes
in and has done more to communicate his causes to the masses than most
of his contemporaries, which is admirable on any level. His campaigns
have done more to shape the public consciousness than any other artist
because you don't have go to a gallery to see his work, its ubiquity
is well established.
