There is no official 'Leader' of the street art movement, but if there were it would be Shepard Fairey. Sure, Banksy might be a bigger household name, but he has remained delightfully incognito. Shepard is both an artist and a face for the movement, and with all due respect to Banksy, no one has done more to pioneer the movement and help form street art into what it is today, both in terms of unsanctioned art and as spokesperson for the genre.
Check out the full reasons why M&F thinks that Shepard Fairey is the 'leader' of street art over on the Huffington Post. You can read the full story HERE.
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