Artist Statement
“For my Hong Kong "Visual Disobedience" museum show, I created a painting and screen print based on an installation I did on the streets of Hong Kong during my first trip there in 2000. I love the energy of the Hong Kong cityscape with its unique combination of old and new, slick and gritty. The plethora of signs, including vintage neon, make for a lot of eye-candy with a different sensibility than I've seen anywhere else in the world. I saved part of the print edition to sell online for those who couldn't buy the print in Hong Kong. -Shepard Visual Disobedience. 18 inches x 24 inches Screen P
About This Print
Hong Kong Visual Disobedience is a 2016 screen print by Shepard Fairey, published by Obey Giant in a numbered edition of 400. It measures 18 by 24 inches and is printed on cream Speckle Tone paper. The image is based on a street installation Fairey created in Hong Kong during his first trip there in 2000, and was tied to his Hong Kong "Visual Disobedience" museum show, for which he made both a painting and this print. The composition channels the energy of the Hong Kong cityscape, with its blend of old and new and its profusion of signs and vintage neon. Fairey reserved part of the edition for online buyers who could not attend in Hong Kong. Signed by Shepard Fairey at $55.
Market Context
No recorded public sales >= $100 - pieces like this are typically held long-term by investors/collectors, were destroyed or consumed, or do not surface on the open market.