Year2000
MediumScreen Print
Dimensions24 x 18 in
EditionFirst Edition
Edition size140
PublisherObey Giant
SeriesOBEY Icon Series
EraPropaganda Era
Collector7/10
Visual7/10
Historical7/10
ScarcityModerate
Artist Statement
“Andy Warhol was a big inspiration because he made a mockery of the fine art world, taking press stills and household items and turning them into high art. I felt like what I was doing was pop art in a similar vein, but I was taking it even further outside the institutions and straight to the street. I remember when I was making t-shirts, somebody said, "Isn't it amazing that you're taking one of the ugliest images ever and putting it on a shirt, and people are buying it up as fashion?" I had the idea of taking that a step further by taking Marilyn's sex symbol face and changing that into Andr
About This Print
Marilyn Warhol is a 2000 screen print published by Obey Giant, a signed and numbered edition of 140 measuring 18 x 24 inches. The work superimposes the Andre the Giant face onto the format of Marilyn Monroe's famous image, swapping a celebrated sex-symbol portrait for what Fairey calls Andre's 'ugly' visage. Conceived as a direct nod to Andy Warhol, it pushes Pop appropriation toward humor and the street, turning an icon of glamour into a deliberately unglamorous OBEY motif.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 2500.0. Observed range 188.0–7777.0. Latest recorded sale: Oct 16, 20. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.