Shepard Fairey & City Kids Foundation NYC Exhibit ::Super Dope Fresh::

Shepard Fairey + CityKids Foundation from Kibber Films/Jackpot in the West on Vimeo.

Last Spring, when Shepard Fairey was in New York, he spearheaded a project with the CityKids Foundation to create a wheat paste installation. The project was participated in by 100 students of New York City’s public schools. Fairey taught the participants how to use wheatpaste, and loosely directed the design of the various mural counterparts. All of the materials were provided by Fairey, and the exhibit went on display earlier this week in the Garden Terrace section of World Financial Center. The exhibit is open to the public on weekdays between noon and 4:00 P.M.
Fairey explained that he thought it was important to get involved with the children before their opinions are formed, and they are too jaded to care. He also cites inspiration from New York City street art legend Keith Haring, whose commissioned public piece “Crack is Whack” is still visible on a handball court in East Harlem. Zack Wiegland made a short film to document the project, including some short interview segments with Shepard Fairey:

Source: sojones.com
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