About the Author

Shepard Fairey is an internationally renowned American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator, humanitarian, and founder of OBEY Clothing and the OBEY Awareness Program. He lives in Los Angeles. JR is a French artist and photographer whose large scale works are displayed on streets worldwide. He has collaborated with the New York City Ballet, and most recently transformed the exterior of the Louvre Museum with his work in the spring of 2016. In 2011, JR was the recipient of a TED Prize; a citizen of the world, he currently calls New York City home. Marc and Sara Schiller are founders of The Wooster Collective, which showcases and celebrates ephemeral art placed on streets in cities around the world. In 2010 they authored Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art, published by Taschen. As a global voice for street art the Schillers have spoken at the Tate Modern, Design Indaba and The New Museum. They live in downtown New York. Randy Kennedy is a Metro reporter who joined The New York Times in 1994. He has covered Brooklyn, City Hall, Transportation, and housing issues, among other subjects. He has also written the Public Lives column and has contributed articles to the The New York Times Magazine. Kennedy lives in Brooklyn. Caroline Rafferty is a third generation philanthropist who studied art history and architecture at the post-graduate level at New York University before opening her own boutique real estate development and construction company in 2006 in New York City. In 2014 Caroline moved to Palm Beach, Florida and founded Caroline Rafferty Interiors.