Shepard Fairey posted this work on his Instagram page in support of Trans Awareness Week. "I want to take a moment," he said, "to spotlight the need to love and support the LGBTQ community."

"Some might find it unproductive to dwell on the doom and gloom, but for many of the artists interviewed for this story, there is value in sitting with all of these feelings and capturing the mood of this moment before creating calls for action. 'It reminds people they’re not alone,' (illustrator Oliver) Jeffers says. 

“'I think there’s a place for artists to sit with discomfort, to capture the unfiltered emotions of our time, even if they feel bleak,' (art director and illustrator Jessica) Walsh says.

"Every artist has different methods of coping. Fairey, who created Barack Obama’s famous 'Hope' poster as well as Harris’s 'Forward' campaign, is adamant that the only value in the doom and gloom is if it serves as a 'wake-up call.' Because 'apathy lets the rust of bad ideas creep even further,' he says." - Elissaveta M. Brandon

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