Artist Statement
“ANKARA BLACK Screen Print 18 x 24 inches Edition of 300” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Ankara (Black) is a 2005 Shepard Fairey screen print published by Obey Giant in an edition of 300, measuring 18 x 24 inches. It is the black colorway of the design, which was also issued in red. Rendered in Fairey's flat, high-contrast graphic style, the print sits among his accessible mid-2000s Obey Giant editions, released at an original price of $30. The image combines decorative pattern and emblematic composition characteristic of his screen-print work. As a standard 18 x 24 inch edition offered in two colorways, it reflects the variant-driven production approach Fairey used during this period.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 877.13. Observed range 381.0–2220.0. Latest recorded sale: 2024-11-04. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.