Year2008
MediumScreen Print
Dimensions24 x 18 in
EditionFirst Edition
Edition size400
PublisherObey Giant
SeriesMusic Series
EraMusic Era
Collector5/10
Visual6/10
Historical5/10
ScarcityScarce
Artist Statement
“18 x 24 inch Screen Print Signed Edition of 400. (comes with GLK CD) Release Date: 03/19/2008 “My art for the Gaslamp Killer mix was inspired by a combination of the music and personality of the Gaslamp Killer. The GLK is into dark and psychedelic sounds, so that, combined with his name, called for a hippie/horror salad tossed with a blood vinaigrette. The flavor was only enhanced by the Gaslamp Killer’s more sinister personal look, having shaved his dreads and grown an unruly beard and sideburns combo worthy of the most savage maniacs. You must wade through boiling pools of blood to get to t
About This Print
Gaslamp Killer is a 2008 signed screen print, 18 x 24 inches, in a first edition of 400 published by Obey Giant, released March 19, 2008, and came with a GLK CD. The art accompanies a Gaslamp Killer music mix. In his statement, Fairey describes the imagery as inspired by the DJ's dark, psychedelic sounds and sinister personal look, evoking a 'hippie/horror' aesthetic with blood and macabre motifs. It is a music-collaboration print pairing artwork with a physical CD release, reflecting Fairey's practice of tying editions directly to musicians' projects.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 320.0. Observed range 100.0–2008.0. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-30. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.