“Forward”

Political activism has always been a focus of Shepard Fairey. Over his three-decade career his many posters and building-sized murals have become part of the cultural landscape. Fairey’s “HOPE” (2008) artwork became one of the campaign symbols for then-U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama, as well as another stylized work the LA-based artist created following the terrorist attacks across France in 2016, entitled “ Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité.” Now as the race for the White House intensifies, Fairey is back on the campaign trail to reveal a new poster of Democratic Presidential nominee “Forward.”

The OBEY founder noted that he was not paid to create this work, nor is he benefitting financially in the promotion of Harris’ campaign. Instead, he said he created this new work purely in pursuit of a better future.⁠⁠”

Posted by: TAWD on August 17, 2024