"Obey" on the streets of Boston

When I was in Boston in February of this year, I kept noticing a face of what looked like a comic book character on the side of buildings, stickered on stop signs, and in just the most random places. And then, as I was walking near the pier, I picked up a small weekly publication, that had the face on the front page that described the history behind the face, and I found it very interesting.

Created by artist Shepard Fairey, the face is Andre the Giant.

The time element of his "Obey Campaign" plastered across the city, coincided with his gallery showing of his work at the Institute of Contemporary Art.  His arrest took place at the premier of the showing, where he was arrested for outstanding warrants for Graffiti. 

One can argue whether graffiti is art (however I would have to strongly say yes), especially after having viewed his gallery at the ICA.