When Will The Shepard Fairey Madness End?

Shep takes over Music Hall of Williamsburg, photo by Gregg Greenwood

Seriously, when will it end? Yesterday we received an email announcing that Deitch Projects was presenting a Shepard Fairey Ace Hotel Special Package and Installation. Really! In conjunction with his MAYDAY show (and billboard on Houston Street, and presumably his clothing line's pop-up shop on the LES), Sir Fairey will also wheatpaste over 80 feet of plywood wrapping around the hotel. And there are room deals and limited edition t-shirts and whatever. We were happy to ignore this, but then today we got another email announcing that Shepard Fairey had taken over the walls of Music Hall of Williamsburg, too—and now we're sort of scared that he's coming for us.

In the latest email it was announced to us that: "Over the weekend, contemporary artist and illustrator Shepard Fairey took over the upstairs bar area at the Music Hall and created a one of a kind permanent installation of two murals on adjoining walls. Listening to a playlist including Metallica, Fugazi, and Band of Horses, Fairey’s pasted posters feature images demonstrating his disdain for the dysfunctional democracy and the need for campaign finance reform." (Weird, Band of Horses is totally on our campaign finance reform playlist, too!)

The wheatpaste is spreading, friends—try not to inhale.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on April 27, 2010 6:00 PM

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juliec

OBEY

ProfessorVonNostren

I like his work and would love to see more of it. It's not like it lasts very long.

BERT

WHEN WILL IT END?

i don't know...

my question is: when will you stop writing about it?

SighR

While I'm not a fan, doesnt all of this take away from the impact of the mural? part of what stinks of shit is that theyre all the same.

Shepard Fairey will be the Ed Hardy of 2012.

RoboticInsides

Come on, let this guy do his thing. Whatever, you might not like it. It might not be high art. It might not be super cool, but whatever.

I bet a ton of hipster artists are shitting their pants in anger at this guy, but would be just as happy if they broke through like this guy is doing. At least his stuff is not hideous like most shit hipster art.

Let this guy live and be happy that he's making it big since that means that your own crap art has a chance of making it.

Detex

Shepard Fairey is killing me! Really? It is not really cool when it is EVERYWHERE!

Shepard Fairey you 15min is over!

Manitoba

Could you guys sound any more jealous?

Sorry that Jake and his buddies' terrible graffiti isn't as "popular" as this guys, but get over it.

HBHB

Has anyone bombed that garbage he did over on Houston yet? I haven't had a chance to walk by. NYC better represent or else I loose all faith in graffiti.

whirlybird

Van Gogh cut off his ear, this guy should up the ante and cut off his dick, but he should keep wheat pasting too.

gawzmta

While we're at it,

Thanks to this week's advertisers!

jibbly

Soooo, Fairey is now a glorified wallpaper hanger?

chrysler5thavenue

Well thanks for informing us. I didn't realize how oppressive his presence was until now.

just lookin'

don't forget this:

http://animalnewyork.com/2010/04/when-worlds-collide/

and this:

http://evgrieve.com/2010/04/new-mural-for-cooper-square-hotel.html

they're everywhere, and they all look the same!