Artist Statement
“This Wake Up Earth letterpress is an urge for us all to be alert, conscious, and analytical. Disinformation, division, and apathy have led to the weakening of pillars of our democracy, an ineffective response to Covid-19, and a lack of meaningful action on environmental destruction and climate change. We accomplish amazing things when we unite and focus on constructive goals, planting seeds, and nurturing them together until they bloom. There are many crucial things going on that demand us to wake up, mobilize, and live with our eyes and minds open! This print applies to many things, but I've
About This Print
Wake Up Earth is a 2020 letterpress print by Shepard Fairey, published by Obey Giant in a numbered edition of 500 at 10 x 13 inches on cream cotton paper with hand-deckled edges. Signed by Fairey and priced at $65, it carries the Obey publishing chop in the lower left corner, with proceeds going to the Natural Resources Defense Council. The print is an environmental call to be alert, conscious, and active, linking disinformation, division, and apathy to weakened democracy, an ineffective Covid-19 response, and inaction on climate change. Its message urges collective awareness and mobilization to protect the planet's future.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 120.0. Observed range 100.0–164.84. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-30. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.