Shepard Fairey: ‘May Day’

“The further he is from traditional art objects and settings, the better. On the walls of an art gallery, his efforts look like death warmed over….Otherwise, the ham-handed image-mongering, rudimentary associations and nasty yellow build-up are themselves distressing. Despite Mr. Fairey’s apparent good intentions about social action and individual creativity, this exhibition reveals the point at which lack of originality curdles into visual cynicism. It is not a pretty sight.”