Shepard Fairey Art Prints Released

I'll Be Your Mirror, Asbury Park 2011 artist Shepard Fairey will release a limited edition print of the poster he designed for the event, featuring the iconic Paramount Theatre and Convention Hall. Limited to an edition of 500, the prints will go on-sale Friday September 30th at doors at 4pm from the merchandise stand, exclusively available to ATP ticketholders, and strictly limited to one per person.

In 1989, Fairey launched an ambitious campaign of stickers and posters featuring a stenciled image of the wrestler Andre the Giant. In the two decades since then, his artwork has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums around the world. Fairey designed the iconic “Hope” graphic for Barack Obama used during the 2007-2008 presidential campaign. In January 2009, during inauguration week, the “Hope” image was acquired by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, and became part of their permanent collection.

At the Asbury Park event, Jonathan LeVine Gallery will present REVOLUTIONS: THE ALBUM COVER ART OF SHEPARD FAIREY in conjunction with All Tomorrow's Parties: I'll Be Your Mirror music festival 2011. The exhibition will feature over 80 pieces of Punk, Rock, New Wave, Jazz, and Hip-Hop inspired artwork based on the 12″ record cover format. In conjunction with the exhibition, Fairey will create a number of site-specific murals in locations surrounding the exhibition space and festival venue in Asbury Park, NJ.

“Long before I knew about art galleries or even street art, I was excited about album cover art, if only because it was the visual counterpart to the music on the records I loved. Album covers conjured a euphoric association with the listening experience. Most of my earliest home-made tee shirts were stencils based on punk album covers. I’ve had some very moving encounters with art in my life, especially in the street, but almost nothing can compare with the first time I heard the boots marching and first chord of the Sex Pistols’ Holidays in the Sun, or the air raid sirens leading into “too black, too strong” on the intro to Public Enemy’s It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, or the opening guitar scream of Black Flag’s Rise Above... REVOLUTIONS is a celebration of all the great music and accompanying art that has inspired me over the years.” — Shepard Fairey

Weekend passes for the festival featuring Portishead, Public Enemy and Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) are still available ($249) as are Friday day tickets featuring Bonnie Prince Billy, Chavez, Shellac and Cults ($60). Tickets for the festival are on sale now at : www.atpfestival.com