I can't give too much away, let's just say Ron will be tearing up SF, doing a mural and will be on hand for a signing afterwards...

More info will be posted when the date approaches.

Please check out The Obama Art Report for updates

as well as Jet Set Graffiti

 

here's the press packet:

Ron English is a New-York based Pop-Artist. He is most famous for his street art, where he subverts existing billboard advertisements by using his own artwork in place of the existing legitimate billboards. He is in the middle of his nationwide tour making murals of “Abraham Obama”, a portrait of Abraham Lincoln fused with presidential hopeful Barack Obama. The tour travels to Boston, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and ends in Denver at the Democratic National Convention

The “Abraham Obama” Campaign Tour has received international attention, including the following news, and countless blogs reporting on the event:

Video:

JetSet Graffiti website:

http://www.jetsetgraffiti.com/

Print:

The Wall Street Journal "Picturing Obama"

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121625710569060513.html

USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?&type=photo&photo_id=0ciP6TS3As3nB&pn=4&tid=07JugGl367elV

The Boston Globe "Street artist inspires too much enthusiasm"

http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/07/08/street_artist_inspires_too_much_enthusiasm/

Television

 

Channel 7 News "Political mural turning heads in South End"

http://www3.whdh.com:80/news/articles/local/BO82047/

WKYC "Obama-Lincoln art causes stir in Boston"

http://www.wkyc.com/news/national/news_article.aspx?storyid=92846&catid=22

WCSH6 "Obama-Lincoln art causes stir in Boston"

http://m.wcsh6.com/news.jsp?key=74153&rc=ne

WLBZ2 "Obama-Lincoln Murals Cause Stir in Boston"

http://www.wlbz2.com/news/regional/story.aspx?storyid=90076&catid=47

Hi-Profile Blogs

 

Animal New York "Ron English Inaugurates Oversized Obama-Lincolns In

Boston"http://animalnewyork.com/news/2008/07/ron-english-inaugurates-oversi.php

Super Touch "Boston /// Popaganda /// Ron English's 'Abraham Obama'

Controversy…"http://www.supertouchart.com/2008/07/15/bostonpopagandaron-englishs-abraham-obama-controversy/

The World's Best Ever "Ron English's Abama Gets Colorful in Boston"

http://theworldsbestever.com/2008/07/07/ron-englishs-abama-gets-colorful-in-boston/

Juxtapoz "Abraham Obama: Ron English Display & New Print"

http://www.juxtapoz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3782&Itemid=1

Certified Random "Update: Abraham Obama"

http://www.certifiedrandom.com/articles/update-abraham-obama/1841

Daily Kos "Ron Elnglish – 'Abraham Obama' 100' Banner in Boston"

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/4/205438/9130

Slam X Hype "Colorized Obama-Lincoln Posters by Ron English"

http://www.slamxhype.com/2008/07/05/colorized-obama-lincoln-posters-by-ron-english

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