Cowboy Country – OBEY Dallas Recap
The crew and I just got back from an action packed mural mission to Dallas facilitated by the Dallas Contemporary Museum. We did 5 painted murals in 6 days working long hours. I brought along the razor sharpish LA Squad of Z Bomit, Nic Bowers, and Dan Flores, and we were additionally supplemented by some great folks in Dallas like Dalton aka Roadhouse, Mack Simpson, Elissa, and Beatle. I did a well attended lecture with Pedro Alonzo, and rocked a DJ set at the museum. I talked to a bunch of school groups too which made me wonder when I made the shift from a bad influence to a role model? I think there is still some room for debate there, but there is no room for debate when I say Peter, Erin and the rest of the Dallas Contemporary staff took great care of us. Southern hospitality was generally abundant…thanks y’all. Jon Furlong shot a bunch of great photos. Here are some highlights, but check out the links below for the full story of the work and play .
-Shepard
Dallas: The Cliffhanger (Part 2)
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LA Mural Ordinance Community Discussion
New Mural Ordinance Community Discussion with Shepard Fairey and Saber
LALA Gallery
1335 Willow St.
Los Angeles, CA. 90021
This is your last chance to make your voice heard… Public Comment on the new LA Mural Ordinance will end soon. The Dept. of City Planning, LALA Gallery and the Arts District BID want to celebrate our policy momentum with a final public discussion and chill event on February 7th.
Please familiarize yourself with the Draft Ordinance HERE.
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Haul the Kochs before Congress!
Billionaire oil tycoons Charles and David Koch continue shunning transparency. What are they hiding?
The Koch brothers have refused to answer fundamental questions about how they stand to gain financially from the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a 1,700-mile long boondoggle that will make the Kochs richer.
Rep. Henry Waxman has invited the Koch brothers to testify before Congress, but the Kochs’ allies in Congress are dragging out the process.
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Dallas Contemporary x Shepard Fairey
Dallas Contemporary has invited Shepard to create a series of murals throughout the city with a focus on West Dallas. Shepard and the OBEY GIANT crew will be in Dallas the week prior to Feb 4th. If you are in the neighborhood be on the look out for the OBEY GIANT experience and please show your support to the Dallas Contemporary.
In celebration of the mural project, on Feb 4th, the Dallas Contemporary will host the first annual PHENOMENON, an over-the-top, neon-inspired dance party. Shepard will provide the music for guests in the Dallas Contemporary galleries, just days after completing his murals. A Limited Edition Print, Posters, and other collectibles will be available at the contemporary. For the tickets and more details on the week’s events please visit, http://dallascontemporary.org/
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Unit 44, UK X Philip Lumbang X Solo Works
My friend and former co-worker Phil Lumbang is having his first UK show in Newcastle on Feb. 3. If you are in the area I’m sure he’d enjoy meeting you and sharing his characters and character(both of which he has in abundance). Cheers mates.
-Shepard
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Time Lapse of Melrose Mural
My friend Aaron Huey just sent me a time lapse of our THE BLACK HILLS ARE NOT FOR SALE mural going up on Melrose. Check it out. -Shepard
The Black Hills Are Not For Sale from sinuhe xavier on Vimeo.
