Artist Statement
“DISSOBEY I have been a fan of Slick’s graffiti and graphic design since the early 90’s. I was following graffiti of course, where Slick’s street work was legendary, but I also followed the emergence of streetwear brands like X-Large, Third Rail, and Fuct, all of whom Slick did great tee graphics with. I was impressed with Slick’s artistic versatility and his choices of references and subversive twists in his graphics. I finally met Slick about 12 or 13 years ago at an art show at our gallery. He was cool to my face and then did a big drippy tag in our elevator. I didn’t really care except tha
About This Print
Dissobey is a 2015 collaboration between Shepard Fairey and graffiti artist Slick, published by Obey Giant. The 18 x 24 inch screen print on thick white paper renders the layered, weathered look of overlapping street posters, inspired by a real-life poster-and-tag "battle" the two waged over an electrical box near MOCA in Lil Tokyo. It plays on Slick's Buckwheat "OTAY" parody of OBEY, framing the rivalry as a celebration of street-art chaos. Printed by Black Sunshine, it is signed by both Shepard and Slick in a numbered edition of 187 and was released at $80.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 650.0. Observed range 150.0–2799.99. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-04. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.