Shepard Fairey Invades New Jersey
October 8th, 2015 by chocko
The Planet Chocko crew followed the progress of the 147 foot wide Shepard Fairey mural, “Natural Springs” located at Monmouth and 13th Streets in Jersey City, New Jersey. Just a quick note on Shepard if you don’t know who he is…his roots are in the skateboarding and punk scene and in the late 1980’s, he started the “Andre The Giant Has A Posse” sticker campaign. His street art and graffiti has made him internationally known and he is probably most famous for his Obama “Hope” poster. Make the trip out to Jersey City to see the finished piece. It is awesome and also check out the billboard next to the building for a huge Andre The Giant OBEY wheat paste. Fairey was also in town for the opening of his latest show titled “On Our Hands.” It’s his biggest show since he exhibited work at the Deitch Projects gallery in 2010. “On Our Hands” features Fairey’s recent paintings and collages that tackle subject matter such as corporate greed and power, political corruption and saving the environment. “On Our Hands” opened at Jacob Lewis Gallery (521 W 26th St) in mid September and can be viewed there until Oct. 24, 2015.
Tags: art, graffiti, Jacob Lewis Gallery, jersey city, Natural Springs, new jersey, On Our Hands, shepard fairey, street art
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