Arts+Culture / FeatureShepard Fairey in LondonLegendary graffiti magnate Shepard Fairey on his massive recent exhibition.ShareLink copied ✔️December 4, 2007Arts+CultureFeatureText Terence Teh Get the Flash Player to see this player. Last month the Stolen Space gallery in east London's Brick Lane hosted Nineteeneightyfouria, the first ever UK solo exhibition by legendary graffiti magnate Shepard Fairey. Preoccupied with oppression and control, the ambitious show included over 150 works. We spoke to Fairey about his career, his methods, and the ideas behind his art. How's London been for OBEY wheat-pasting and bombing?London has been great for bombing. I came over with a friend who used to live in London and knows a lot of good spots. We rented a van and went out every night: Brixton to Camden, Hammersmith to Brick Lane to Crouch End. Didn’t you have a near death experience whilst postering in Hammersmith? There was a spot that I saw the last time I was over and it looked really great. It’s a rooftop with a platform where there used to be a billboard, with some graffiti down low, but still plenty of room on the wall to do a piece. The spot didn’t look that treacherous from a distance, but you had to climb up a drainpipe to a steep slate roof. It was really slippery and wet, and I was holding on to the drainpipe and went to grab onto some bricks and when I tried to pull myself up the bricks slid off and I fell back. I luckily just grabbed back on to drainpipe. It was a two-storey drop behind me. It was one of those where your heart is racing and it’s really sketchy. But we pulled it off and when I got up close to the old graffiti, I realised that it was extremely faded - it had been there so long because it was so hard to get to. It was one of those spots that feels like a big accomplishment. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingNike celebrates the culture of U.S. soccerAs the world’s biggest soccer moment approaches, Nike’s new Express Collection celebrates U.S. Soccer while continuing its legacy of investing in the culture of the gameFashionArt & PhotographyDressing for a ball: Dazed serves football couture for summer PumaFashionSalehe Bembury’s Puma collection is a love letter to the football communityBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workLife & CultureGen Z’s new drug of choice? CaffeineMusicOlivia Rodrigo: ‘A breakup can be an opportunity to redirect your life’Art & PhotographyPissing Women: The story behind Sophy Rickett’s shocking photosBeautyThe sexiest flesh-baring Instagram accounts you need to followEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy