Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary artist, graphic designer and activist whose work moves between street art, political imagery, propaganda and visual culture. Emerging from skateboarding and punk culture, Fairey became internationally known through the OBEY Giant campaign and the Barack Obama HOPE poster, one of the most recognizable political images of the twenty-first century.

Drawing on Russian Constructivism, propaganda graphics, advertising and artists such as Barbara Kruger, Fairey uses repetition, simplified forms and powerful typography to examine how images acquire authority. His practice spans stickers, screen prints, murals, collage and public interventions, often addressing power, dissent, war, environmental issues and social justice. This archive gathers articles, exhibitions and critical perspectives on Shepard Fairey and the wider political and visual questions surrounding his work.