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“Many art students have, whether by impulse or departmental necessity, concocted dubious theoretical justifications for projects they just thought looked cool, but Fairey has clung to such justifications for over two decades now.

Once his work became recognizable enough to be sought after as an accessory, he took to the definitive quick-money device of the aughts: the t-shirt. Other accessories followed, and “Obey!” the clothing line was born. Simply put, what Shepard Fairey is now doing is no longer art. It’s not even art about advertising. It is advertising. And it’s boring.” - THANKS STEVE!