Abraham Obama : a guerrilla tour through art & politics / [with text by Morgan Spurlock ... [et al.] ; compiled and edited by Don Goede and Ron English ; photos by Don Goede or Ron English ; layout and page design by Don Goede ; Stuart Bagwell, managing editor].
Foreword / by Morgan Spurlock -- Introduction / by Ron English -- Iconoclasts take on the icon / by Holly Parker -- Obama's Lincoln / by Katlin Walter -- Boston : Abraham Obama morphes art and politics ; ephemeral public art in a time of angst / by Mark Favermann -- Los Angeles to San Francisco and back -- Shepard Fairey -- Mr. Brainwash -- Denver : Democratic National Convention ; manifest hope -- Colorado Springs -- Which of these is not like the others? : Boston, Jersey City, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Denver, Colorado Springs / by Kat Tudor -- The Electric Illuminati -- After the tour : Colorado Springs, NYC, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Los Angeles, Hong Kong -- Colorado Springs : riffing on a roof / by Kat Tudor -- Election night -- Manifest hope : DC / words and photos by Jean Aw -- Myth & metaphor / by Carlo McCormick -- The crew : Ron English (shadow), Daniel Lahoda, Kevin Chapados, Chunwoo Kae, Don Goede.
Summary:
"Abraham Obama is a raw, unfiltered look at the power of street art and offers a rare glimpse inside a crew of artists on their unforgettable tour through America's underground during a truly historic election season"--Cover, p. [4].
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