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E Pluribus Venom

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This is the typical OBEY stuff: nice design and very good edition, nice paper etc, just like the other red book from Obey.
Is focused on a show he did some time ago and contains mainly pics from that canvases, some street art he did for promo and pics from the opening.
So, if you like the Obey stuff, you'll like this one. But if this is your first book from Obey, you can get almost for the same price "Obey: Supply & Demand : The Art of Shepard Fairey" with older designs but with much more content, history etc.

This book is filled awesome art work and stories. I have this book on my coffee table and always get complements on it.....

This is an amazing book with some of Shepard's most greatest art! The stories are also very entertaining and inspiring. Beware for strong cravings to climb up billboards and to spread art on every white wall in your city! all around it is a superb book to have. It is definitely a book all people should have to open their eyes to what authentic art is with no pretense.

Shepard is one of the best living artist. He is a great safe bet for me. I enjoy almost all of his work. This book is no exception. Amazing!

This is an incredible book. Fairey is one of the most important street artists I know, and this book is the proof what kind of contribution he has made to the street art scene.
Thumbs up.

Another great book by Fairey. This book takes you through the Obey campaign and the like-titled show. As reviewed on [...], the full color spreads and pictures of work in process allow a glimpse into the world of the artist. Although I prefer Supply and Demand, I would recommend this book to all Obey Giant fans.

I bought two copies: one to keep and one to cut up. There are so many rad pictures from Shep in this book that I knew I was going to want to make little framed pictures of them. I even thought of cutting out pictures and framing them for Christmas presents.

But enough about that -- how about the book itself? I really like the political nature of this second book. It is inspiring. I saw a show of his in LA in 2007 that had many of these art works. Since then, I have been waiting for this book to come out in print. What strikes me about Shep's art is the seemless blend on progressive politics and popular culture. It isn't too preachy (well, sometimes it is a little) and it isn't tame. The art also has the ability to penetrate deep seated hegemony -- maybe even capable of holding a mirror up to those who don't know how ugly their politics make them. We can hope.

I think Shep's art is rad in the both the hip and radical senses of that word.

This book is awesome, Shepard Fairey is a great artist. I think most of the people have seen his designs, even if they`re not knowing that they`re his. You should check it out, lot`s of pictures and designs.
Things you coulod also see on his http://obeygiant.com/ website.
Watch the book: E Pluribus Venom

Fairey's Andre has been lurking around LA for years / nice to put a name to him (altho' I've always thought of him as Igor) I like the way Fairey is very political but the art works even if politics aren't a factor.

I love his art! It's insightful and visually complex. I can look at a piece of his art for a prolonged amount of time and still notice new details in the work.