Andre's Posse is Back

Yes, that's what you think it is. Actually, it's a replica of what you think it is.

Back in 1990, then-RISD student Shepard Fairey bombed a Re-Elect Cianci billboard with his Andre the Giant meme. It was the first high profile splash in what would turn into an illustrious career in street art.

Some RISD students recreated it yesterday, behind the First Baptist Church on Benefit Street, in connection with a film project, which I'll have a bit more on later this week.

Thanks to Jeff Drury for the photo.