Consummate wiseguy, documentarian of working people, and “vaguely anonymous human” Dont Fret is one of Chicago’s most visible street artists, best known for his wheat-pasted characters and snarky musings that populate city streets worldwide. Simultaneously sardonic, biting, and fond, the bluntness of his figures and textsoften “belonging” to the neighborhood they inhabitskewers the obvious and reflects the normalized-until-numbed issues of the city back at the passerby experiencing them firsthand. While his work has stretched from So Paulo to Helsinki, he remains a true Wicker Park native, digging into the character(s) of Chicagothe stew of down-and-out and up-and-up, the meatpackers, the artists, the street-wise, and the stupid.

The first comprehensive survey of Dont Fret’s work/life thus far, this
monograph showcases a decade of his street and gallery work and features
memories and anecdotes from fellow artists and friends, as well as a foreword by writer and Brooklyn Street Art co-founder Steven P. Harrington.
By Dont FretDont Fret is an American artist living and working in Chicago. In addition to his wheat-pasting practice, he has created large-scale murals all over the world, including New York, Miami, San Francisco, So Paulo, London, Berlin, Puglia, and Helsinki. He was also prominently featured in the Netflix original series Easy.216 color imagesLife Thus Far216 color images