Artist Statement
“These prints, "Just Angels Rising" and "Just Future Rising," are variations of the art I created for the Time "VOTE" cover just before the 2020 election. At the time, I wanted to address the very unique situation we were in as a country as we faced the Covid-19 pandemic, unrest around police brutality and racial discrimination, voter suppression, and intense political division. We are still facing all of those things, though the development of Covid vaccines has significantly improved public safety and benefitted the fight to end the pandemic. In this illustration, the usually clear-cut rebel
About This Print
Just Future Rising is a 2021 screen print by Shepard Fairey, a variation on the art he made for Time magazine's VOTE cover before the 2020 election. It depicts a figure wearing a bandana, which Fairey recasts during Covid as an emblem of safety, respect for fellow citizens, and belief in science, with images on the bandana symbolizing an activist's hope for a more just future. The portrait subject is Fairey's former co-worker Marin Takeshita. Printed on thick cream Speckletone paper from an original photo by Victoria Yarnish, it measures 18 x 24 inches, is a numbered edition of 450 signed by Fairey, and was issued at $65 to benefit Stop AAPI Hate.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 149.95. Observed range 100.0–287.5. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-30. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.