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Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) to Show Survey of Street Artist Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey - "Obey Andy Warhol Stencil", 2004 - Mixed media stencil collage on paper, 44 x 30 inches Courtesy: Obey Giant Art

CINCINNATI, OH.- Shepard Fairey: Supply and
Demand, the first solo show of renowned street artist and political provocateur
Shepard Fairey, opens February 20th at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) in the
Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art.
An extensive
exploration of the artist’s 20-year career, the exhibition is mounted in two
parts: the works displayed inside the CAC and external projects. The CAC’s
galleries will house approximately 250 pieces ranging from his early Andre the
Giant work to the iconic Obama HOPE image to new mixed-media works and a
large-format mural in the lobby.