10 November 2015

Zapatista Woman by Shepard Fairey

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In 2009 Shepard Fairey had an exhibit at the Andy Warhol Museum on the North Side. Known originally for being a street artist, he posted artwork all around the city prior to the opening of the show. This was one of them. These wheat-paste pieces were never meant to last forever and many of them are in very poor condition now.

Mary Thomas of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes about the art show and the artist here, explaining some of these images and influences.

Update – May 2014
This mural is gone. Although it was still in good condition, we noticed that someone had climbed up and vandalized it recently. On our next ride by we found that the mural and graffiti had been painted over.

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