Artist Statement
“"Long before I knew about art galleries or even street art, I was excited about album cover art, if only because it was the visual counterpart to the music on the records I loved. Album covers conjured a euphoric association with the listening experience. Most of my earliest home-made tee shirts were stencils based on punk album covers… No matter how much I love art, or try to convince myself of its relevance in society, the fact remains that music is a lot cooler and way more able to reach people's hearts and minds… but I'm a populist and I look at it this way: I may not play an instrument,
About This Print
Party At The Moontower is a 2011 Shepard Fairey portfolio published by Obey Giant in a limited edition of 150, released June 29, 2011 at $950. Each 13 x 13 inch box set contains 36 signed and numbered screen prints, a stencil, a sticker sheet of nine stickers, and a certificate of authentication. Created for Fairey's REVOLUTIONS exhibition, which ended in April 2011, the set is a tribute to the music and album-cover art that shaped his visual sensibility. It is the companion to the Dance Floor Riot Box Set released the previous day, and buyers of both originally received matching numbers shipped together.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 125.0. Observed range 100.0–150.0. Very limited recorded sales (1-2). Hypothetical estimate at ~15% flat annual growth (80-120% band) is INDICATIVE ONLY.