Artist Statement
“Late Hour Riot. 18 x 24 inches. Screenprint on cream Speckletone paper. Signed by Shepard Fairey and Dennis Morris. Numbered edition of 450. $80. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Black Lives Matter. I've been a fan of Dennis Morris' photography of people like the Sex Pistols and Bob Marley for many years but I only recently discovered the photos from his series "Growing Up Black." I love Dennis' photos from his neighborhood in London so when he asked me to collaborate on a piece inspired by a song by his band Basement 5, I wanted to find a connection between a Basement 5 lyric and a pho
About This Print
Late Hour Riot is a 2017 screen print by Shepard Fairey, published by Obey Giant. It measures 18 x 24 inches, is printed on cream Speckletone paper, signed by both Fairey and photographer Dennis Morris, and issued as a numbered edition of 450. The work is a collaboration built around a Dennis Morris photograph of Sista Cool from his Growing Up Black series, paired with lyrics from the song Riot by Morris's band Basement 5. A portion of the proceeds benefited Black Lives Matter. The print fuses Morris's documentary photography with Fairey's graphic treatment, uniting art and music.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 198.85. Observed range 115.83–450.0. Latest recorded sale: 2026-04-24. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.