Tag: Obey

Shepard Fairey Receives Honorary Doctorate from Pratt Institute, Launches Detroit Mural Project

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Shepard Fairey tends to love working in cities that are not necessarily the mainstream, and if anything, wanton for new inspiration and ideas in the midst of various urban detritus. His upcoming mural project and show in Detroit is one such example. Before heading out with his crew to tackle a 180-foot by 60-foot mural […]

Shepard Fairey for MOCATV Talks Logos, Art X Business, Getting Lost Down YouTube Rabbit Hole

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MOCAtv from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, continues to pump-out creative video vignettes featuring unique angles on topics discussed among leading-edge artists for the some time now. Their latest features Shepard Fairey as he discusses in less than 2 and a half minutes, how he was inspired by an old-school Bell Logo marketing […]

Cool Collabs: Label Networks’ Top Pics in Streetwear and Contemporary Collaboration-Mishka, Outlier, Obey, Uniqlo

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From Mishka to Uniqlo, here are some big collabs with niche recipes for success, and small collabs with bold predictions for the future.

Metropark Back In Action? Weisfeld Group Buys IP For Undisclosed Amount

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The story of Metropark, the retail chain crossing action sports, streetwear, and denim, marks an interesting example of what can happen in a recession.

MAGIC Fashion Trade Show, S.L.A.T.E., and Street -Complex Elements of Streetwear, Sports Inspired, Goth, Urban Presents a Memorable Experience

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Like many trade shows doing more to create a unique atmosphere, MAGIC got creative with the addition of skate-influences, cool street art exhibitions, top DJ’s in heavy rotation, even a fixed-bike give-away. And yes, it was a working show: buyers wrote orders.

Legendary Street Artist Shepard Fairey and AP Settle Agreement Over Obama HOPE Photo, Now BFF’s and Collaborating on Future Projects

In a complete twist of fate on copyright issues, artist’s usage, and revenue from merch, Fairey and the AP have created a new plan.

Alternative Press 25th Anniversary with Group Art and Photo Exhibition Reflects on How a Cleveland %u2018Zine Became One of Youth Culture’s Greatest Music Publications

Tracing the history of music for 25 years in junction with the history of music press made for an amazing opening night for AP’s 25th Anniversary, not to mention art by Marilyn Manson, Shirley Manson, Gerard Way, Shepard Fairey, and Camille Rose Garcia.

MAGIC, S.L.A.T.E., and Street Fashion Trade Shows Indicate that Urban Has Taken the High Road and Street Contemporary Means More than T-shirts and Sneaks

Label Networks bi-annual review of MAGIC and its sub-shows bring together a dynamic change in fashion, as MAGIC itself split into 2 campuses to further attract its retailer and buyer base.

Street Artist Shepard Fairey Apologizes for Deleting Evidence in Copyright Case Against Associated Press

What goes down in this fair use copyright case may effect global artists and musicians everywhere as the debate rages over what’s considered “new” work vs. “borrowed” work.