Artist Statement
“I was doing a show in Minneapolis, and I decided to use the opportunity to create a web of puns with this poster. Prince is one of the most famous figures from Minneapolis, and I create screen prints, often of pop icons; his band in the -˜80s was called the Revolution, and my work uses a lot of revolutionary material like the Che Guevara image; so it all seemed to fit together nicely. Signed edition of 100. 18 x 24 inch screen print.” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Prince (First Edition) is a 2003 screen print published by Obey Giant in a signed edition of 100, measuring 18 x 24 inches. Fairey created the poster while doing a show in Minneapolis, building what he describes as a web of puns: Prince is one of the city's most famous figures, Fairey works in screen-printed pop icons, Prince's 1980s band was called the Revolution, and Fairey's work draws heavily on revolutionary imagery like the Che Guevara portrait. The print renders the musician in his graphic pop-poster style, tying subject, place, and Fairey's own visual vocabulary together.
Market Context
No recorded public sales >= $100 - pieces like this are typically held long-term by investors/collectors, were destroyed or consumed, or do not surface on the open market.