Artist Statement
“Bad Brains are one of my favorite punk/hardcore groups of all time. If you don’t have their self titled debut, “Rock For Light”, “I Agaist I”, or “Quickness”, they are all essential. I first heard Bad Brains at the beginning of 1984 when my friend lent me the brilliantly curated and titled Alternative Tentacles compilation “Let Then Eat Jellybeans”(A Reagan dessert favorite update to the Marie Antoinette slogan “Let them eat cake”). The Bad Brains song “Pay to Cum” from their first album was on the comp along with songs by Black Flag, The Dead Kennedys, The Circle Jerks, Flipper, etc.. I then
About This Print
Bad Brains Collaboration Print is a 2009 three-color screen print published by Obey Giant in an edition of 425, measuring 24 x 18 inches and released March 26, 2009 at $120. A collaboration between Shepard Fairey, photographer Glen E. Friedman, and the band Bad Brains, the poster illustration is based on several of Friedman's photographs spliced together. The print is signed by Shepard, Glen E. Friedman, and all the original members of Bad Brains. Fairey calls Bad Brains one of his favorite punk and hardcore groups, recounting how hearing them in 1984 led him into a wider world of hardcore music.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 200.0. Observed range 100.0–999.0. Latest recorded sale: Nov 30, 20. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.