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 Angels Rising is a 2021 screen print by Shepard Fairey, a companion to Just Future Rising and a variation on the art he created for Time magazine's VOTE cover before the 2020 election. It depicts a bandana-wearing figure, with the bandana recast during Covid as an emblem of safety, civic respect, and belief in science, and its imagery symbolizing hope for a more just future. The portrait subject is Fairey's former co-worker Marin Takeshita, from an original photo by Victoria Yarnish. Printed on thick cream Speckletone paper, 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 100.0–250.0. Latest recorded sale: Oct 20, 20. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.