Harman Projects and Toyroom Gallery are pleased to present FRACTURED, a solo exhibition by Shepard Fairey. The show will take place at San Francisco's Minnesota Street Project with an eclectic survey of works spanning the legendary artist's storied career. An exhibition-exclusive screen print (noted in the gallery above) will be available for in-person purchase at the gallery with an online release to follow!
The title of this show, "Fractured,” reflects not only the current state of our culture and sociopolitical dialogue, but also the theme of duality that I explore in much of my work. This body of work explores the fractured nature of humanity and modern life, and also the beauty found in the fractures such as the rips and tears of layered works on the street. These imperfections symbolize depth, transformation, and the unexpected beauty of a new creation poetically resulting from a destructive act of transgression. The often-clashing elements in my imagery highlight the yin and yang of exquisite fragility and wholeness—much like our Earth, which is both beautiful and marked by scars and fractures. The recurrent use of rips as a motif in the work reflect the chaos of the streets where much of my art has lived and died, but also provides a metaphor for the competitive and frenetic nature of a fractured world. —Shepard Fairey