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Art, Culture, Politics: A Conversation with Shepard Fairey
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 : 7:00pm
University Park Campus
Annenberg Auditorium
Admission is free. RSVP is required. Online reservations will begin October 8 at 9 a.m. USC students, RSVP by clicking here. USC faculty, staff and general public, RSVP by clicking here.
Known for iconic images like the Obama “Hope” poster, Fairey will participate in a lively talk on art, politics and consumer culture.
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.
A reception will follow.
Organized by Sarah Banet-Weiser (Communication).