Artist Statement
“After creating the posters for the Black Keys shows at Madison Square Gardens in 2012, I was honored to be asked to do the LA Forum poster for the band’s Turn Blue tour. The Black Keys are one of my favorite bands and they have been making consistently great albums. Their newest, Turn Blue, rocks as always, but has a brooding, soulful, psychedelic side as well. I love the art for the album, designed by Patrick Carney’s brother Michael, so I decided I should riff off of that art and color palette for my show poster. I’m very happy with how the black, metallic silver, electric blue, and pink wo
About This Print
Black Keys Turn Blue is a 2014 Shepard Fairey screen print made as the band's LA Forum show poster for The Black Keys' Turn Blue tour. It measures 18 x 24 inches and is a signed and numbered first edition of 600 at a $45 release price, limited to one per person or household. Released November 6, 2014, the print riffs on the Turn Blue album art designed by Michael Carney, using a palette of black, metallic silver, electric blue, and pink on grey paper. Fairey's release text describes The Black Keys as one of his favorite bands and his pleasure at being asked to create the poster.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 150.0. Observed range 128.12–2014.0. Latest recorded sale: 2022-02-16. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.