SHEPARD FAIREY ROSE OUT OF THE SKATEBOARDING SCENE, CREATING HIS “ANDRE THE GIANT HAS A POSSE” STICKER CAMPAIGN IN THE LATE ’80S, AND HAS SINCE ACHIEVED A MAINSTREAM RECOGNITION THAT MOST STREET ARTISTS NEVER FIND. FAIREY’S “HOPE” POSTER, CREATED DURING OBAMA’S 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, IS ARGUABLY THE MOST ICONIC AMERICAN IMAGE SINCE UNCLE SAM. FAIREY HAS HIMSELF BECOME A POP-CULTURE ICON THOUGH HE HAS REMAINED TRUE TO HIS STREET-ART ROOTS.
