Friday, March 9, 2012

OCCUPY I.S. 187 Internet Space: ART and OCCUPY

Visual Response-

Image: (L) reference to artist Damien Hirst's 2007 (pre-ecomic bust) piece "For the Love of God", this artist gained international attention for the record costs of his work.
Image:(R) artist Shepard Fairy, this artist is recognized for his 2008 campaign poster for Barack Obama. Most recently Fairy has been in the news for a law suit brought up against him by the Associated Press. The artist was charged with copyright infringement.

Occupy Movement in the Art World

'Arts and Labor' group of the Occupy movements statement to the Whitney Museum of Art (12.24.12)

Same group pranks art world with fake press release.










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