Shepard Fairey is the latest artist to take over the corner of Houston & Bowery, with his wheat paste & aerosol mural called "May Day". The mural is a promotional piece for Fairey's upcoming show, of the same name, at Deitch Projects. Sadly this with be the gallery's last show before closing when Jeffrey Deitch heads to Los Angeles to take over L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art.

Opening Reception on May 1st, 6-9pm
May 01, 2010 -- May 29, 2010

Deitch Projects
18 Wooster Street, New York City

Deitch Projects is pleased to present May Day, an exhibition of new work by Shepard Fairey, as its final project. Titled not only in reference to the day of the exhibition's opening, the multiple meanings of May Day resonate throughout the artist's new body of work. Originally a celebration of spring and the rebirth it represents, May Day is also observed in many countries as International Worker's Day or Labor Day, a day of political demonstrations and celebrations coordinated by unions and socialist groups. "Mayday" is also the distress signal used by pilots, police and firefighters in times of emergency.





I do not envy anyone that has to follow up the mural painted last summer by the Brazilian twins Os Gemeos, as the criticisms (and some tags) will be inevitable, but if anyone has the skin thick enough to handle it, it's probably Shepard Fairey. Despite that fact that I absolutely loved their mural, I also think that it is good to see some new, large scale work in this city. That's sadly something that we don't have enough of here.

Shepard Fairey Talks About "These Parties Disgust Me" from ANIMALnewyork.com on Vimeo.

Shepard will also be speaking and having a book signing at the Brooklyn Museum
this Sunday.

Program is free with Museum admission. Only books purchased at the Museum will be eligible for signing.

Sunday, April 25, 2010
3–5 p.m.
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

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Normally I wouldn't take to my blog to panhandle for money, but since I can tie this into street art, it is too tempting not to! Shepard Fairey has once again thrown his support behind a worthy cause by raising money and designing shirts for the team that I will be walking for this year in the AIDS Walk New York, the Keith Haring Foundation. For those of you who don't know much about me or my background, I first moved to NYC to work as a HIV Nutrition Specialist, with my first job being at the Bellevue virology clinic. I have participated in the AIDS Walk New York over the last decade, and I would sincerely appreciate any support that people would be willing and able to give me in my efforts to raise money this year. If you are unable to donate money, consider joining the walk and becoming a fundraiser yourself.

Proceeds from the walk benefit GMHC (where I was once an intern) and other tri-state area AIDS service organizations, many of which have been progressively loosing much needed funding over the years.

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There is little denying that Skewville had elevated ball busting, quite literally, to art form. Shepard Fairey was just the latest artist to fall prey to one of their "forced collaborations". So, in the words of Skewville, I say "nice try" and I hope to see more!

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