The Street Artist Who Won’t Quit: The Story Of Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey Was Disappointed By Obama

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After all was said and done, Fairey later admitted that he wasn’t even impressed by Obama’s presidency. When Esquire asked Fairey if he thinks Obama lived up to his “Hope” poster, Fairey said, “Not even close… Obama has had a really tough time, but there have been a lot of things that he’s compromised on that I never would have expected. I mean, drones and domestic spying are the last things I would have thought [he’d support]. I’ve met Obama a few times, and I think Obama’s a quality human being, but I think that he finds himself in a position where your actions are largely dictated by things out of your control.”