Street artist Obey says French far right 'hijacked' iconic image

"It's so ridiculous it's hard for me to even believe," Fairey told AFP in Paris, where an exhibition of his work is running at the Itinerrance Gallery until July 15. The 54-year-old American is one of the most famous street artists in the world, but is also a long-time social justice campaigner. So he was unimpressed to discover that his image of Marianne, the symbol of the French republic, hangs in the office of Jordan Bardella, president of France's far-right National Rally -- the party leading...