'Amsterdam Icon XXX' by Shepard Fairey, 2023
Exclusive re-imagining of Fairey's famous Obey Icon by Straat Museum. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
36 x 24 Inches
91.4 x 61 Centimeters
Offset Lithograph poster on thick, white fine art paper
Open Edition
Hand-signed and dated by the artist in pencil bottom right.
ARTIST BIO
Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (…OBEY…) sticker campaign, in which he appropriated images from the comedic supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. His work became more widely known in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, specifically his Barack Obama "Hope" poster.
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston calls him one of today's best known and most influential street artists. His work is included in the collections at The Smithsonian, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.