For Spring 21, we worked with Polish photographer Maria Zuzanna Kniaginin-Ciszewska on an editorial shoot featuring unisex product in the OBEY line. She is currently a fourth-year student at the Photography Department of the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague."I work mainly when traveling between The Netherlands and Poland. My interests revolve around stereotypes and their presentation in culture. As an independent visual maker, I work between reality and fantasy, penetrating the socio-cultural norms. By creating different representations of the female form, I explore the limits of taboos and icons. I do finds artifacts of Polishness or more broadly Slavishness as well as concepts and patterns of the body and interpersonal relations. As a feminist and being part of the LGBT+ community, the construction of idea plays a major role in my work. As the form is constantly stretched and in change. Hence to break the heteronormative narrative in culture."In support of the project, OBEY Clothing has donated to Grupa Stonewall to support the LGBT+ community in Poland. We encourage you to do the same and help them to inform, support and educate. Our mysteries of everyday life, are between reality and fantasy, exposed in the light of a medium-format camera and a release cord. Following, two characters, me and my girlfriend, thought different parts of the day, different parts of life. Performing how it is to be, a lesbian couple in the most homophobic country in the EU — Poland. With all the recent events in our motherland, we decided and felt inside-out, that the embracement, and the representation, is the most important. Not to victimize ourselves, but to create our own world, that might become a reality one day. Hence to fight against heteronormative narrative in culture.Only female production is a bubble of a dream world we want to live in, bringing together creative individuals, our visual upbringing and background of an Eastern and Central Europe, and making it a fantasy of reality.You can follow us, to the countryside, to our meeting with the mother-in-law, honeymoon in the hotel room, and how we were up for something, with our girl gang, while being at school.All the images were taken in Poland, in 4 different locations. - Maria Zuzanna Kniaginin-Ciszewska Grupa Stonewall.plGrupa Stonewall IG  

In a new feature, we wanted to take a look at Aksawí Owusu. You may recognize him as a model for OBEY for a few campaigns. Known well within the skateboarding community, Akwasí has been creating art and particularly a musical instrument known as the Kalimba, from which he is building out of old skateboards. He talks about balancing different passions and taking chances in everything you do. As he says, "Don’t sleep on your ideas!” We hope you enjoy.

  Like almost everyone, I watched the video of George Floyd's murder by the Minneapolis police with horror and sadness, but unfortunately, not a surprise. I've often felt outraged, sickened, sad, alone, and disillusioned by racism and police abuse of power, with those two things frequently converging tragically. I've also been disillusioned by a lack of vocal moral outrage from much of the public and by, to quote Martin Luther King Jr., politicians who "are more devoted to order than justice." The system often lets those who abuse their power literally get away with murder. My way of coping when too many people seem indifferent, has been to make images spotlighting these issues and injustices. I use these images to donate to organizations like Black Lives Matter, the ACLU, The Southern Poverty Law Center, the Equal Justice Initiative, and #Cut50, all of which do critical work on the social justice front lines. When protests began in Minneapolis, I was ecstatic that enough people were distressed by what happened to George Floyd, and what has happened to countless unarmed people of color at the hands of the police, to hit the streets. Unfortunately, what began as a peaceful protest and noble use of free speech, which should be protected as a civic right, escalated to include looting and fires being set. I deflate when I see a demonstration start with the moral imperative to protest injustice, only to play into the authoritarian narrative that all protesters are "criminal agitators" because a few trouble-makers misbehave. This pattern of legitimate protest mixed with unjustified vandalism has emerged in several cities, including LA and given city leaders the pseudo-justification for a heavy-handed police suppression of the protesters and implementation of curfews. I'm heartbroken that the vandalism muddies an incredibly important message that the powers-that-be need to be hearing from the nationwide protests. A nation of conscience cannot tolerate a system that allows racism and abuse of power! Let's take a deep breath, channel our outrage that George Floyd and Eric Garner couldn't breathe, and realize that though street protest is a powerful, visceral, way to participate in democracy, voting is essential to change things. Politicians respond to pressure at the polls. Researching the candidates who have the best records on race relations and criminal justice is vital to putting people in government who will reform the system. We have to demand the reforms of police policy and culture in the streets AND in the voting booth. My opinion is that racism is one of the lowest forms of human behavior. Racism has no place in society in general, but especially not within the culture of those paid by the people to serve and protect. Obviously, racism and abuse of power are extremely difficult to eradicate, but individual behaviors change, and group culture changes when there are consequences for bad behavior. If there are consequences even for milder forms of racism and abuse of power, if those behaviors are punished the moment they are visible, those bad actors can either be reformed or weeded out before they can murder people. Law enforcement seems to police everyone except themselves. I accompanied this post with my image "Bias By Numbers" because the numbers don't lie… racial bias is horribly real when it comes to policing, sentencing, and often media portrayals. We all have a legitimate reason to be outraged by this injustice, but we need to use that rage as motivation to get to the polls. Also, if you have a constructive outlet for your voice, please use it! I can tell you from experience that creative response is therapeutic and a powerful way to rally allies! Thanks for caring!-Shepard   

*Due to the global lockdown, we asked dear friends around the world, to show our new summer collection from inside their homes.No professional photoshoot, no fancy location, just good old selfies, safe, sound in and around their own homes.Meet the OBEY posse and read some more about how they're dealing with the current situation.        1.) What did you do before lockdown?Made music, worked photoshoots, and maintained a social life (RIP). Now I’m just making music which isn’t a bad thing at all. It’s kind of nice being forced to work on one specific thing. 2.) What did you find out about yourself during this quarantine?I realized I have a tendency to use my busy schedule as a distraction. Being alone with my thoughts every day has forced me to make my mental health a priority rather than ignore it because ‘i’m too busy.’ 3.)What music have you been listening to?Been on a major Danger Incorporated kick lately, “Stranger” by Pseudo’s on repeat, and obviously all my own shit cause why make music if you’re not gonna jam to it in your room by yourself at 3am. 4.)What is the first thing you will do after this is over?Joshua Tree. Camping trip. All my buds’ birthdays were during lockdown so we have a lot of celebrating to do. -Becca Esopenko 



ZZZAHARA is songwriter, multi - instrumentalist, and producer from Highland Park. She is heavily influenced by hip hop / rap, punk, garage - rock, and 80’s synth rock. As a teenager, she attended a myriad of back yard punk shows and played in a garage - punk band. Thus influencing her to create fast - paced tunes fused with her love for hip hop / rap and 80’s synth rock. She describes her music as being “accidentally dark or a satirical romantic comedy.” 

Here is the Official Music Video for the opening track instrumental stunner in collaboration with Icelandic musician Thomas Stankiewicz called "Atoms Song." Directed by Phil Nisco

James Guinto aka Alphafox from Southern, CA, member of ROTU / Dome of Doom records. Drops a New Music Video from his recent Album La Haine - End @ 3. Video by GRN & GLD member Joel Megoni aka Lobo Incognito. The video features La Haine Teeth and the color RED tying it back to the album cover and the color of the cassette, adding a visual extension to our imagination of what Alphafox music looks and sounds like. You can check out the video below.

Last Friday, we celebrated our latest Artist Series in collaboration with artist/illustrator Lennard Kok called 'Second Nature' at the OBEY Art Space in Amsterdam, releasing February 27. Besides the pre-release of the collection (shirts, a tote bag, a bottle and two numbered screen printed posters), Lennard made an exclusive booklet and a mural at the Art Space.Lennard lives and works in Utrecht. He studied illustration at The School of Arts Utrecht and works as a freelance illustrator.His drawings look minimalistic but when you look closer you see a witty and sometimes surreal narrative. Lennard chooses a clean aesthetic, using bold and black lines because he wants to tell a story as simple as possible.The collection, including a few left over signed prints will release next Thursday at selected stores and through our webstore.Thanks Lennard for your hard work and incredible art and a special thanks to everyone that showed up and made this one unforgettable!  

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 Greetings,We are excited to announce our holiday warehouse sale will be open to the public on December 14th, 7AM-7PM & December 15th, 8AM-3PM. We have five locations this year we have allocated for public parking: A. 17353 Derian Ave.  B. 2777 McGaw Ave. (Saturday only) C. 2602 McGaw Ave. D. 17462 Von Karman Ave. E. 17421 Derian Ave. We appreciate your continued support of the Annual OBEY Food Drive. Please help us support the less fortunate by bringing a nonperishable food item.No overnight camping and No lining up before 6:00 AMThank you & Happy Holidays

The Jaunt is a project that sends artists all over the world to find inspiration. For this exhibition they send the Atlanta based artist Hense on a trip to island Vlieland, to become inspired by the island and its surroundings to create a new body of works. Alongside the exhibition The Jaunt is celebrating the release of their second book publication, with a special artist edition cover by Hense and an exclusive tee. Come to the OBEY Art Space in Amsterdam and join us for a drink on the opening night!

Eyedress releases new track 'Trauma' and video Directed by Brvinfreeze. Listen HERE. Catch him performing across Cali in the coming weeks and get tickets via the links below.

Here are some shots from last weekend's LA opening reception of my 30th-anniversary show, "Facing the Giant: Three Decades of Dissent & New Works!" Special thanks to everyone who came out, and Over The Influence for having us. I'm grateful for all of my friends, family, and fans who showed up to celebrate with us! If you're in Los Angeles, be sure to check out my exhibition at @oti.official, it's on view from now until December 29th. You can visit the link in my bio for more details. Thanks for the support! - ShepardPhotos: @jonathanfurlong

Facing the Giant: Three Decades of Dissent & New Works" is a special version of my 30th-anniversary show, opening in Los Angeles with @oti.official on November 9th! It's a little different since I will be showing some brand NEW WORKS (hence the title) as well as fine art versions of the 30th series. If you're in the area, I hope to see you there! Visit the link in bio for more info. - Shepard⁠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣⁠⠀⁠To attend, email RSVPLA@overtheinfluence.com!

Over the years, Glen and Shepard have collaborated on a number of projects, most of which were never available on apparel. Now Glen has released a new book, Together Forever, and we are celebrating with releasing another collaboration of illustrations from photographs of RUN-DMC and Beastie Boys from the newly released book.

Idris Vicuña, known by his stage name Eyedress, is a Filipino musician, songwriter and producer based in Manila. He is the first Filipino musician from Manila to be signed to a major indie label in the United Kingdom. Eyedress teamed up with Los Angeles-based visual artist Brvinfreeze for a new video. Hit the play button and enjoy. 

OBEY Records at The Hoxton Hotel Downtown LA Rooftop. Thanks for joining the posse on Broadway! Last night Monday OCT, 21st.Thank you to everyone that came and donated to Pen + Napkin to help furnish homes and restore dignity back into the live of those transitioning out of houselessness. Till next time. 

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New Deal 1990, an art exhibit showing at @subliminalprojects Shepard Fairey and Andy Howell longtime friends and collaborators co-curated an exhibition to celebrate the brand and its impact on creative popular culture. The exhibition features original works by the team riders and artists of New Deal, a group show of artists inspired by the era, and various art and ephemera from collectors who have helped to preserve the New Deal Legacy. 

To celebrate New Deal 1990, an art exhibit showing at Subliminal Projects, OBEY Clothing, Obey Giant and Andy Howell have collaborated on a t-shirt available at Subliminal Projects and on obeyclothing.com Saturday 10AM. Longtime friends, Shepard Fairey and Andy Howell co-curated this exhibit to celebrate the brand and its impact on creative and popular culture.

Family Jams is a ten week concert series taking place this summer in various locations between Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. Aside from the basic principle of creating special showcases for the masses in the greater Southern California area, the intention behind this series is simple; to provide a place for friends to congregate and showcase new material to one another. Each lineup has been meticulously curated by our staff at Tender Zones and features an eclectic mix of long time musical colleagues and extended brethren and sistren alike. 

“The party sucks if I’m not having fun!” @choisehee (Kisewa) made her debut as a DJ in 2016 and has been holding down the Korean underground scene with her crew Bazookapo. She is breaking new ground as a DJ and a promoter. Check out Kisewa’s story and what she’s come up with for the music at the OBEY store.

Christopher Wright is a Bristol based illustrator, who has been stranded on TURBO ISLAND for half a decade. This weekend we rescue him and bring him to the mainland where he will be fed and cared for. Armed with a pen and a MacBook, what has the castaway been up to all these years?