Year2015
MediumScreen Print
Dimensions24 x 18 in
EditionFirst Edition
Edition size450
PublisherObey Giant
Original release price$45
SeriesEnvironmental Series
EraEnvironmental Era
Collector6/10
Visual7/10
Historical6/10
ScarcityModerate
Artist Statement
“This is another in my series of images to encourage people to rethink fossil fuel consumption. This one is a bit of a tribute to the Ramones and their underground legacy, but the phrase "Keep It Underground" is actually more meant to encourage us to keep oil underground. If we extract everything there is to extract the planet is likely doomed, so I implore you to keep it underground spiritually but keep the oil underground literally. Thanks for caring. -Shepard 18 x 24 inch screen print on cream speckle tone paper. Signed and numbered edition of 450. $45.” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Keep It Underground is a 2015 screen print published by Obey Giant, printed on cream speckle tone paper as a signed and numbered first edition of 450. It measures 18 x 24 inches and was released at an original price of $45. Per Fairey's statement, the print belongs to his series urging people to rethink fossil-fuel consumption, with the phrase meaning to keep oil literally underground. He notes it also pays tribute to the Ramones and their underground legacy. The image links environmental advocacy to music and counterculture references.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 150.0. Observed range 100.0–437.5. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-04. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.