Shepard Fairey is a contemporary artist, graphic designer, and political and social activist. He emerged from the skateboarding scene in the mid-1990s and has since established his own “brand” as a cultural entrepreneur. His iconic images, like the “Obey” artwork, are central elements of a contemporary cultural and creative economy. As a cultural entrepreneur of the current era, Fairey has uniquely tapped into those relationships that historically have seemed so vexing — politics, consumption and marketing. Indeed, Fairey represents a new kind of cultural producer, at home with commerce and cultural politics simultaneously.

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