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Internationally renowned street artist Shepard Fairey arrived in New Mexico on July 15 to paint two commissioned murals and open a new art exhibition, 鈥淐ultivate Justice,鈥� at Santa Fe鈥檚 Turner Carroll Gallery.

He completed the first mural at the Santa Fe Art Institute on July 16 and attended a reception at Turner Carroll the following day. Fairey plans to finish the second mural at the Albuquerque Rail Yards this weekend.

The artist described his SFAI mural as more modest than the Albuquerque one.

鈥淚t鈥檚 not a huge mural,鈥� Fairey said. 鈥淏ut it鈥檚 celebrating things that I care about: peace and harmony.鈥�

He said he designed the composition to harmonize with SFAI鈥檚 architecture.

鈥淲henever I work on a mural, I鈥檓 thinking about context,鈥� he said.

Fairey is perhaps best known for the 鈥淗ope鈥� poster he designed for Barack Obama鈥檚 2008 presidential campaign.

鈥淚 would never take credit for being somebody who鈥檚 dramatically shifted culture in a moment, but there have been some times when things I鈥檝e done have gone viral, where I鈥檝e realized that this is part of a change, this is part of a movement,鈥� Fairey said. 鈥淎nd whether it鈥檚 the 鈥楬ope鈥� poster for Barack Obama, which I think was inspiring visually to a lot of people 鈥� or my 鈥榃e the People鈥� series that I did for the first Women鈥檚 March, which was trying to portray all Americans, no matter what their skin color, religion or heritage, as equally American, equally human, and present them with dignity 鈥� I know that moved a lot of people.鈥�

Fairey鈥檚 work has always addressed social and political issues, but his approach has evolved over time.

鈥淲hen I was younger, (I was) recognizing injustice and flaws, and pointing the finger at the villains. There鈥檚 still an element of that in some of my work. But what I鈥檝e realized, I think, is that a better approach, especially in our modern time of extreme polarization and division 鈥� (is to recognize) how much we have in common,鈥� Fairey said. 鈥溾�� I鈥檝e been doing this for a long time, and I鈥檝e tried every approach. And this is what makes sense to me in terms of helping people to become a little bit more open-minded and to have more humanity in their hearts.鈥�

When Fairey first emerged as a street artist in the 1980s, he was strongly associated with the punk movement.

鈥淚n the early years, (punk) was so important that I absolutely wouldn鈥檛 be the person that I am now without it 鈥� the whole merging of do-it-yourself culture, the rebellion, the socially outspoken lyrics 鈥� that had such a profound influence on my art,鈥� Fairey said. 鈥淧unk, as an idea, is about freedom. 鈥� It鈥檚 about finding a community of people who can build an ecosystem together, independent of what the dominant mainstream system is willing to support. And all of that is incredibly important to me still.

鈥淭hat being said, I also appreciate the punk strategy that, say, the Sex Pistols or The Clash had, of signing to major labels, and 鈥� especially The Clash 鈥� considering it a strategy of 鈥榙茅tournement,鈥� or using the machinery (of pop culture) against itself, as a way of spreading their more radical message through a mainstream channel,鈥� Fairey said.

For his Albuquerque Rail Yards mural, Fairey researched the history of the railroads in New Mexico. He said he wanted to honor the contributions of all railway workers, including Indigenous and Latino laborers.

鈥淎 lot of the people who worked here, who were doing very hard physical labor, were people from groups that have been typically marginalized and who don鈥檛 always reap the benefits of the work that they do,鈥� Fairey said. 鈥溾�� I wanted to do an illustration of a worker with dignity, so that there鈥檚 appreciation for the worker, and not just Latino and Native American workers 鈥� even though I think the makeup of the workforce is really important 鈥� but 鈥榯he worker鈥� in general.鈥�

Fairey said he believes art can change society, although the process is unpredictable and sometimes slow.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 have enough of an ego to say I鈥檓 going to be the one that by myself catalyzes change, but as long as I鈥檓 doing something that I know is pushing in the direction (of change), you just never know,鈥� Fairey said. 鈥溾�� Who knows when that tipping point is going to be. But I think we all need to feel like we can play a role in it.鈥�

鈥淪hepard Fairey: Cultivate Justice鈥� is on view at Turner Carroll Gallery, 725 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, through Aug. 10. Fairey鈥檚 new murals can be seen at SFAI, 1600 St. Michaels Drive #31 in Santa Fe, and at the Albuquerque Rail Yards, 777 First St. SW.

Logan Royce Beitmen is an arts writer for the 近距离内射合集. He covers visual art, music, fashion, theater and more. Reach him at lbeitmen@abqjournal.com or on Instagram at .