Houston gets Fairey-fied

Image courtesy of Wooster Collective

The wall space on the corner of Bowery and Houston which famously sported a Keith Haring mural (and was more recently replaced by the work of Brazilian artist-twins Os Gemeos) is undergoing yet another transformation. Shepard Fairey (he of the OBEY line and the now-infamous Obama HOPE poster) has created a promotional piece for his upcoming show at Deitch Projects called May Day. This will be the gallery's last show before closing, so Jeffery Deitch can take over L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art. The mural also happens to be directly across the street from the Landmark Sunshine Cinema, currently screening Banksy's "Exit Through the Gift Shop," which features Fairey. You've got six months to ogle this piece, just blocks away from the spot where Fairey once tagged walls - back when street art was, you know, illegal.