Barack Obama exhibition offers ‘deconstruction of hope’
18 January 2013 • Mark Westall
Liverpool show reveals British artist Nicola Green’s exploration of the 2008 US presidential campaign
Tag: Barack Obama
Obama’s art army
6 November 2012 • Mark Westall
From Laurie Anderson to Cindy Sherman to Richard Serra, the giants of US art are backing Obama. But then, writes Jonathan Jones as he takes a cultural tour of Washington DC, America’s artists have always leaned left
Martin Schoeller Behind the Mask at Museum The Kennedys Berlin
6 July 2011 • Mark Westall
Image:Jeff Koons© Martin Schoeller. July 6th – July 31st, 2011 With the beginning of the Showroom Days Berlin, the Museum… Read More
Barack Obama Change Poster by Shepard Fairy to Sell at Bonhams
23 December 2010 • Mark Westall
Image:Shepard Fairey (American, born 1970) ‘Change’, 2008. Photo: Bonhams. A pencil screen print of the iconic Barack Obama Change poster… Read More
EINE Art work Given to President Obama by David Cameron
21 July 2010 • Mark Westall
FAD Favourite EINE has had a work of art presented to President Obama by David Cameron. Ben Eine’s artwork given… Read More
FIGHT Part2 Shepard Fairey Sues Associated Press
10 February 2009 • Mark Westall
Shepard Fairey, the artist whose “Hope” image of President Barack Obama was added to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington,… Read More
More Obama
10 February 2009 • Mark Westall
more Obama art (This will be the last post on this on FADwebsite) Via (RSA ARTS&ECOLOGY)
How many more Obama’s?
9 February 2009 • Mark Westall
Longtime pop artist Peter Max has done Obama times 44, in honor of the 44th president. This large installation —… Read More
FIGHT! Associated Press v Shepard Fairey
6 February 2009 • Mark Westall
Artist Shepard Fairey based his Barack Obama poster (right) on a 2006 photograph taken for the Associated Press by Manny… Read More
post-post-post-pop Art
14 December 2008 • Mark Westall
The artist who created them uses around 250,000 colouring crayons per piece. Herb Williams, 36, uses so many he has… Read More
Barack Obama at Art Basel Miami Beach 2008
11 December 2008 • Mark Westall
Shephard Fairey isn’t the only artist to capture the zeitgeist of this historic year through the visage of President-elect Barack… Read More