Frank Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. In 1989 he designed the "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design.

The brand is known for incorporating politically and socially provocative propaganda into the designs of their clothing.

Clothespin is a weathering steel sculpture by Claes Oldenburg, located at Centre Square, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia. It is designed to appear as a monumental black clothespin.

A clothespin is used to attach clothes to a clothesline. It can also serve as a reminder that we need to cling to our lifeline – we need to cling to God (Deuteronomy 13:4).

Tilted Arc was a controversial public art installation by Richard Serra, displayed in Foley Federal Plaza in Manhattan, New York, from 1981 to 1989.

The sculpture's raw and abstract nature was perceived as intrusive by some.

The Spindle was a sculpture created by artist Dustin Shuler, famous for his large-scale pop art. It was a 50-foot spike with eight impaled cars located in the Cermak Plaza shopping center in Berwyn, Illinois. It was controversial due to it's unconventional style and was eventually demolished in 2008.

Despite the controversy and much public outcry when it was dismantled, the Spindle was seen as a unique blend of commercialism and creativity.