It didn't last long, but commuters in Raleigh, North Carolina were treated to a whimsical display of street art recently, as a 22-year-old NC State student (allegedly) assembled a barrel monster out of bright orange traffic barrels and put it to work directing traffic on a busy public street. Police say Joseph Carnevale is being charged with larceny for stealing and damaging the traffic barrels on May 31 for the purpose of building a statue, and I guess they're right, but it always seems unfair when it's vandalism you actually like. ]]> Victor Ozols 2009-06-13T13:11:53-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/4/26/233246/377

By now, most people know Shepard Fairey as the street artist who created the Obama "HOPE" posters. Fairey is also celebrating his first major exhibit, "Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand" at the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art through August.

To keep his street cred, Fairey "poster bombed" the streets of Boston with his images. If you have a keen eye, you can spot his work on billboards, buildings, and scaffolding throughout the city. If you want to get in on the action, the ICA sells stickers of Fairey's iconic "Obey" image in their gift shop. Just don't get caught, because unlike Fairey, you won't have the city's permission.

GO HERE for some of Shepard's posters and their locations that we spotted around Beantown to get started on your own search of Fairey's hidden treasures.

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