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Paradise Turns (Offset Poster)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Paradise Turns (Offset Poster) is a 2016 offset lithograph published by Obey Giant, printed on cream speckle tone paper and signed by Shepard Fairey. It is an open edition, not numbered, measuring 24 x 36 inches, and was released at an original price of $35. The source lists related formats including a Relief Print, indicating this poster is one of several versions of the image. As an open-edition signed offset poster, it represents Fairey's more accessible, larger-format output rather than a limited screen-print release.
Collector notes: Legacy catalog label: First Edition · Offset Poster · Relief Print; total quantity was not documented in the saved record. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet groups this work under Collaborations and pop culture for discovery; that category is a navigation aid, not an authentication conclusion.
Historical Context
In the artist's words / from the release record:
“24 x 36 inch offset poster on cream speckle tone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Open edition (not numbered).” — Shepard Fairey
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned lithograph
- Release date
- 2016-01-08
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Series
- Offset Lithograph
- Medium and materials
- Offset Lithograph; catalog dimensions 36 x 24 in; cream Speckletone paper noted in the release description.
- Edition details
- Legacy catalog label: First Edition · Offset Poster · Relief Print; total quantity was not documented in the saved record.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: Shepard Fairey's OBEY / Andre the Giant campaign began in 1989 and grew into a long print and public-art practice; this page treats that as career context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition.
Meaning / interpretation: In the artist's or release record's own words: “24 x 36 inch offset poster on cream speckle tone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Open edition (not numbered).”. This can be read as the documented intent for the work; no additional endorsement is assumed. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2016-01-08 and attributes the edition to Obey Giant. It is grouped under Offset Lithograph in the saved record. The saved record notes an original release price of USD $35.00.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Obey Giant. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, date, edition, dimensions, medium, release price, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- About — Shepard Fairey / OBEY GIANT — Obey Giant · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official OBEY GIANT artist biography and career context; it is not an individual-edition record.
- Shepard Fairey — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Shepard Fairey (Q1142847) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.