Michals was originally undertaking a collaboration project with a friend to create a central place on the web for all things cat inspired—art, videos, etc.—aiming to hit major cat showcases and competitions, like Meet the Breeds, to “create something like Best in Show, but with cats.â€
The project fell through, so Michals brought the idea into her professional life as an art and cultural journalist. “I decided to reach out to a few artists and gallerists I know and see if I could get them involved,†Michals told The Daily Beast. Before she knew it, she had enlisted forty artists and the list kept growing.
Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the famous Obama “HOPE†poster—was one of the first to sign on to the project. Staying with his propaganda style, Fairey chose to portray a political black cat as a member of the Black Panther Party. The feline sports the traditional black turtleneck and jacket of the political group while the background is comprised of various news clippings from the race wars of the civil rights movement.
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