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Fairey's "Peace Elephant" Wins Reader's Choice Poll
Readers cast their votes for their favorite of the three library murals. Shepard Fairey's "Peace Elephant" on the west wall of the library parking deck took top honors.
Shepard Fairey’s “Peace Elephant” is the winner of which asked Patch readers to choose their favorite of the three library murals.
Voting was light this week as only 40 votes were cast in the poll. But Fairey won the top spot with 57 percent of the votes. Coming in second was Kenny Scharf’s fusion of cartoon characters with 25 percent of the votes, while RETNA’s (Marquis Lewis) stylized rendition of a Salman Rushdie quote got 17 percent.
Fairey came to national prominence during the 2008 Presedential election thanks to his Obama “Hope” poster. His “Peace Elephant” on the west wall of the library parking deck was a continuation of the recurring theme of peace in his art work since the Iraq war began.
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Fairey’s collage of West Hollywood images also adorns the entrance to the City Council Chamber on street level of the library.
Reader Sam Branco commented, “Love Shepard Fairey's work and will commission him on my Wellness Center to open in LA 2012 . . . . keep up the good work SF.”
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As part of the contract with MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), the three murals will remain up through at least October. After that time, the city may chose to leave them up, paint over them or contract for other murals.
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