The swan song. This poetic expression designates the most beautiful and last thing done by someone before dying: it is based on the ancient belief according to which swans, silent for the majority of their lives, sing a sublime song just before their death, the last cry of existence and beauty tearing the air before permanent silence. Faced with the tumult of current threats to the freedom of human beings, of the media, and to kindness towards those who are less like us, it is hardly surprising that Shepard Fairey, titles his latest exhibition { 10}Swan Song, like a swan song to the common tragedy that awaits us. More than a cry, the famous pioneer of street art delivers a powerful collective appeal composed of paintings, monogravures and prints with a terribly identifiable style, carrying the hope of making us change course. 

In a style strongly inspired by constructivist and art-deco iconographies, the artist denounces and calls for justice, compassion and the protection of nature in an intense, red and blue aesthetic, reminiscent of American propaganda , as well as the art of Barbara Krueger and Andy Warhol. The one who had already changed the course of things in 2008, with his extremely famous “Hope” poster of Barack Obama, which has become an iconic image of the presidential campaign, reminds us to the extent to which art and artists can influence the course of the 'History.