Subdeacon Joe Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Artist best known for the posters that helped elect Barack Obama is accused of peddling pro-government propaganda When graffiti artist Shepard Fairey turned his talents to US politics, his reward was international acclaim and a letter of thanks from Barack Obama. When he employed a similar tactic in Denmark, however, the response proved altogether less edifying. Last weekend, Fairey – creator of the famous "Hope" poster that came to encapsulate Obama's 2008 presidential campaign – was beaten up after the opening of his exhibition at a Copenhagen gallery. Earlier this month he was involved with a controversial mural that has enraged leftwing anarchists throughout the city. "I have a black eye and a bruised rib," Fairey told the Guardian. According to reports, 41-year-old Fairey and his colleague Romeo Trinidad were punched and kicked by at least two men outside the Kodboderne 18 nightclub in the early hours of last Saturday morning. Fairey claims the men called him "Obama illuminati" and ordered him to "go back to America". All I have to say is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 But... but... but Dang, Joe... ain't them Europeans supposed to be SO much more enlightened than we pagan Americans~? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 But... but... but Dang, Joe... ain't them Europeans supposed to be SO much more enlightened than we pagan Americans~? I thought so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uno Mas SASS #80082 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Those Bastards!!!! ... they want to send him back to 'merica!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Now he can make a claim for asylum from persecution in his home country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tennessee Stud, SASS# 43634 Life Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Well... there ya go... that kinda thing happens to Fairey's. ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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