Shepard Fairey rose out of the skateboarding scene,creating his Andre the Giant Has a Posse stickercampaign in the late '80s, and has since achieved amainstream recognition that most street artists neverfind. Fairey's Hope poster, created during Obama's2008 presidential campaign, is arguably the mosticonic American image since Uncle Sam. Fairey hasbecome a pop-culture icon himself, though he hasremained true to his street-art roots. OBEY: Covert toOvert showcases his most recent evolution fromworks on paper to grander art installations, crossculturalartworks, and music/art collaborations. Thebook also includes his ubiquitous streetwear andchronicles his return to public artworks. His signatureblend of politics, street culture, and art makesFairey unlike any other subculture/street artistworking today.This book showcases the significant amount of art hehas created the last several years: street murals,mixed-media installations, art/music events, countlesssilk screens, and work from his extremelysuccessful OBEY brand.