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...and outstanding warrants.
The story doesn't give us any specific information, but hints that Fairey may hve been involved in some urban art projects in the past.
Reaction from the smitten:
Shepard Fairey, the controversial street artist riding a roller coaster of publicity with his red, white, and blue posters of President Barack Obama, was arrested last night on his way to DJ an event kicking off his exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Fairey, a 38-year-old known for his countercultural style, was arrested on two outstanding warrants and was being held at a police station, according to a police official with knowledge of the arrest who requested anonymity.
The story doesn't give us any specific information, but hints that Fairey may hve been involved in some urban art projects in the past.
Reaction from the smitten:
Ginny Delany, a 27-year-old graduate student from Cambridge, said, "It makes him even more of a hero to me.
"The fact that he is arrested for his art shows that it is meaningful to him and he cares about what he is doing."
