Watch Artist Shepard Fairey Pretend to Work in an Art Supply Store — openculture.com

Attention sulky art school students! Next time you’re stocking up on pre-smashed TVs, baby doll parts, riot cop stencils and mannequins, be sure to say hello to Shepard Fairey. The artist is currently sporting a provocative T-shirt of his own design and posing as an employee of Shocking Art Supply and Craft. Fairey’s real, but the store, a brightly lit emporium catering to those seeking to make subversive statements with their art, is the invention of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s Portlandia. (The full episode aired last week on IFC.)

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