‘Consider hope and action over nihilism’: Street artist Shepard Fairey paints Tanjong Pagar mural

The expansive, iconographical work is Shepard Fairey’s message of peace and harmony for the country. PHOTO: OPERA GALLERY
American street artist Shepard Fairey at the unveiling of his mural on the side wall of the Straat Museum in Amsterdam, on Aug 10, 2023. PHOTO: AFP
American street artist Shepard Fairey has painted murals all over the world, including in Miami. PHOTO: SHEPARD FAIREY
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SINGAPORE – This week, Singapore joined cities around the world, including Johannesburg, Paris and Lisbon, in being able to boast a mural by celebrated American street artist Shepard Fairey.

Measuring 24m by 13m, the expansive, iconographical work in blue, gold, red, black and cream is the 53-year-old’s message of peace and harmony for the country. The mural includes a portrait of a woman with a rose, a dove carrying a flower that has grown out of barbed wire and a target board with a peace symbol in the middle.

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