Tonight, we're going to a reception to celebrate the opening of the Shepard Fairey exhibit at the ica boston. Very excited, for many reasons, not the least of which is the babysitting/wine factor. Here's what he's famous for, recently:
Bonus points if you remember him for this:
So then I'm reading up on his work, and the whole nature of "derivative" vs. "plaigarism", and it got me to thinking about what the art is - is it the image, or is it the sticker placed 2093023 times on mailboxes and stop signs all over New England? And that caused a discussion with my husband about this and you know what the best part was? Thinking like a grownup and discussing something that had nothing to do with children *or* work.
If you'd like to read up on the plaigarism issue, here is the first article I read, and here's a good essay with comparative images.
Friday, February 06, 2009
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2 comments:
Whoa! A conversation not involving kids or work! What's that like??
DId you even get to see him? Wasn't he arrested?
The ICA is super fun. I'd love to go there sometime with grownups. Their Saturday morning art play dates are awesome.
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