VENICE, CA — Candidate Barak Obama’s afro was stolen here today in a sign that the 2008 presidential campaign has grown increasingly hairy–after its recent lipsticky phase. “You may boost a brother’s do-rag,” said Obama supporter, 50 Cent. “You do not steal his ‘fro.”
Reward offered for Obama’s stolen ‘fro on 3712 2008
Life On Venice: Cut to the change on 3026 2008
Photoshopped Fairey Obama and Abbot Kinney hair salon, Trim.
Digital photograph
July 26, 2008
Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, California
4.22 Heroes & Villains on 1721 2008
Special limited 2-day exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery featuring artists’ portraits by Tatiana Wills & Roman Cho. Subjects include Shepard Fairey and Tiki Jay 1.
Opening Tuesday, April 22, 2008 7pm
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
Phone: (310) 287-2342
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IS BROWNE FLIPPING THE BIRD? on 0426 2008
Attention anyone who has ever seen those colorful, cartoon-cut-out doves that dangle from power lines over busy intersections from here to San Francisco, NYC and even London: Could Brown, the enigmatic, young street artist behind the berds (his werd), be using them to basically flip the bird?
