Glendale, CA - Glendale Library, Arts & Culture, and ReflectSpace Gallery are hitting the streets with some radical ideas about peace. The duo is showcasing "Peace is Radical," a solo exhibition by the famously gutsy street artist and activist, Shepard Fairey, known for his bold calls to action through screen printing. This art stint dives into themes like democracy, equality, and that elusive concept—peace. It's all happening from January 20 to April 14, 2024, inside the ReflectSpace Gallery at Glendale Central Library, according to a recent plug posted on the City of Glendale's official website.
Don't think of Fairey as just a street artist. The guy's stirring up the pot with high-voltage screen prints, plotting for a world where justice and peace aren't just pie-in-the-sky dreams. ReflectSpace Curators Ara and Anahid Oshagan say Fairey's exhibit rams down the doors of indifference, opening floodgates for the rough conversations we've been sidestepping about social justice in our neck of the woods and across the globe. With places like Gaza and Ukraine embroiled in conflict, Fairey's disseminating his peace rallying cry right where it counts.
The man behind the “Andre the Giant has a Posse” phenomenon isn't slowing down anytime soon. Launching some 135 public murals across the continents, Fairey continues to drop jaws and turn heads—even designing a must-snag, limited-edition library card while he's at it. You can lay your hands on one at any Glendale Library branch till the exhibit runs dry, as the City of Glendale's announcement teases.
And if you want a piece of the action, glide into the ReflectSpace Gallery on January 20, 2024, 6:30 PM sharp, for the opening shindig. With free parking validation in tow, you can dodge the parking vultures for three hours. But be savvy about it, available only at the Marketplace parking structure off East Harvard—straight across the library. After all, it's Glendale, the "Jewel City," where cultural happenings like Fairey's smack dab in the middle of 200,000 folks hustling and bustling in their own metropolitan bubble.
Can’t make it by car? The library’s got your back with a slew of public transit options. Hop on a Beeline or Metro bus, pedal up on your bike with plenty of spots to hitch it, or for Glendale’s seniors and the disabled, Dial-A-Ride is standing by. Check out Glendale's library page for all the gritty details and make a move to join the peace parade.
