The surprise of the Shepard Fairey retrospective show at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art — for the uninitiated, at least — will be that almost everything Mr. Fairey does, from his abstracted images of Andre the Giant to his album covers for Led Zeppelin and other bands, is visually arresting, says the NY Times.
Those who have followed his career won’t be surprised, either, by his progression from aesthetic anarchist to savvy, all-purpose designer and illustrator whose street cred has been worn out by his all-too-successful commercial ventures.
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