Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Shepard Fairey Print Index
The Future Is Unwritten Collage
Work Summary & Collector Notes
The Future Is Unwritten Collage is a 2021 screen print by Shepard Fairey, published by RISD. It is an 18 x 24 inch screen print on 80 LB cream French Speckletone paper, issued in a first edition of 300. The source describes the image as using the aesthetics of a wall of ripped posters to symbolize the colliding, layered ideologies that will shape the world's future, weighing climate change, corporate power over politics and the erosion of democracy against environmental responsibility and the cultivation of peace, harmony and equality. The collage motif frames a choice about what humanity values and what kind of world it wants.
Collector notes: First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 300. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet groups this work under Environment and climate for discovery; that category is a navigation aid, not an authentication conclusion.
Historical Context
In the artist's words / from the release record:
“The Future is Unwritten Collage, 2021; screen print on 80 LB cream French Speckletone paper; 18 x 24 inches The Future is Unwritten Collage uses the aesthetics of a wall of ripped posters to symbolize the complex collisions and layers of ideologies that will shape the world's future. Climate change, corporate power over politics and the erosion of democracy versus environmental responsibility and the cultivation of peace, harmony and equality—we have important choices to make about what we value and what we want our world to be like.” — Shepard Fairey
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2021-10-08
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Series
- Environmental Series
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 24 x 18 in; cream Speckletone paper noted in the release description.
- Edition details
- First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 300.
- Signature and marks
- Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: Shepard Fairey's OBEY / Andre the Giant campaign began in 1989 and grew into a long print and public-art practice; this page treats that as career context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition.
Meaning / interpretation: In the artist's or release record's own words: “The Future is Unwritten Collage, 2021; screen print on 80 LB cream French Speckletone paper; 18 x 24 inches The Future is Unwritten Collage uses the aesthetics of a wall of ripped posters to symbolize the complex collisions and layers of ideologies that will shape the world's future. Climate change, corporate power over politics and the erosion of democracy versus environmental responsibility and the cultivation of peace, harmony and equality—we have important choices to make about what we value and what we want our world to be like.”. This can be read as the documented intent for the work; no additional endorsement is assumed. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2021-10-08 and attributes the edition to RISD. It is grouped under Environmental Series in the saved record.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to RISD. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, date, edition, dimensions, medium, release price, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- About — Shepard Fairey / OBEY GIANT — Obey Giant · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official OBEY GIANT artist biography and career context; it is not an individual-edition record.
- Shepard Fairey — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Shepard Fairey (Q1142847) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
Market Context
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