ICA Boston to Host Shepard Fairey’s First Solo Museum Show

It’s never too early to get excited about anything related to Shepard Fairey, and so we’re pleased to bring you word that come February, the man who made the world obedient to his mesmerizing Andre the Giant stencil will get his first solo museum exhibition—and at no less a venue than Boston’s shimmering new Institute of Contemporary Art, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The exhibition, “Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand,” is slated to run from February 6 through April 19 of next year and will include everything from early stenciled stickers and screenprints to works on wood and metal and fresh-from-the-studio pieces on paper and canvas. This all bodes very well for sales at the ICA gift shop.

If you’ve yet to experience the artist behind the bold, propaganda-flavored creations, here’s an excerpt from Fairey’s presentation at last fall’s QBN Sessions event in which he explained the origin of the Andre stencil and “the Rorschach test facet” of his entire project.

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