Ron English’s Abraham Obama

Writer’s Pick – Colorado Springs Independent

The Abraham Obama Project

“It was more about art than politics,” says Don Goede, the local art director, musician and publisher largely responsible for the array of Ron English posters that fused Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama’s faces throughout the Springs last year. With help from the Smokebrush, Coburn and (now-defunct) Edifice galleries and many others, Goede and crew hung as many (”if not more”) posters locally as did people in Boston, San Francisco and New York. And people responded, with letters to the media and heated dialogue amid the election hubbub. A book chronicling the effort, Abraham Obama: A Guerilla Tour Through Art & Politics, with a forward by Morgan Spurlock and excerpts from locals like Holly Parker and Kat Tudor, will hit stores in November. All testament to the power of art. — MS

Ron English invites you to join him in celebrating the Royal Flush Festival Premiere of director, Kevin Chapados’ film, Abraham Obama, a humorous and provocative examination of an unprecedented political art movement. Street artist Ron English gathers a crew of professional pranksters and hits the road on a grassroots campaign to make public art and promote Obama’s campaign for the Presidency. Abraham Obama takes us on an unforgettable ride as Ron English’s story unfolds alongside those of musicians and artists such as Shepard Fairey, Jack Medicine, David Choe, Sam Flores, Will.I.Am, Morgan Spurlock and many others. The screening is part of the fifth annual Royal Flush Festival
and will screen exclusively at The Anthology Film Archive (32 Second Avenue at the corner of Second Street in Manhattan, NY 10003) on Oct 16th at 7:45
Both Director Kevin Chapados and Ron English will be in attendance for Q & A immediately following the film. Advance tickets are available here:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/79709?prod_id=15849
We look forward to seeing you all there!