Shepard Fairey, The Street Artist Who Made The Obama ‘Hope’ Poster, On Whether Street Art Even Exists Anymore

He says yes (after acknowledging that some might feel he’s sold out, what with a clothing line and other commercial commissions): “People get numb to anything that is predictable. Street art has some cliché aesthetics, like stencils or drips or tags or any number of things you associate with the medium. But street art is evolving all the time. So I think the power for street art to impact people is always gonna be there. It’s just a matter of finding a way of staying a step ahead of what’s become cliché.”