Shepard Fairey Breaks Down The Similarities Between Art And DJing

Most know Shepard Fairey for his provocative, political street art and his work through OBEY, but the artist (and vinyl fiend!) came to Chicago for Lollapalooza as both a collaborator and a music fan.

Fairey worked alongside Lolla to put on Art Alliance: The Provocateurs, a show that brought visionary creatives together who "challenge convention in one way or another," like the designers and talents behind artwork championed by Radiohead and the Sex Pistols. "They're thinking about art in a way that Bob Marley, The Clash or Public Enemy would use their music to rabble-rouse," Fairey told Fuse's Esteban Serrano of the Art Alliance show. "These are artists who rabble-rouse."

When he wasn't checking in on his festival venture, Fairey was trying to take in as much music as he could, and he made sure to catch sets from Interpol, Lorde, Eminem and Nas. "Nas performed at our space last night, which was the bomb!" he gushed.