Artist Statement
“This "Open Minds" print references the language used by the powerful fuel industry lobby to soften political and public resistance to fracking. Fracking is a form of gas extraction which beyond the carbon impact of the gas itself, contaminates groundwater, pollutes the air, and creates strains on water resources because of the high volume of water required for the fracking process. Open-mindedness about any of those detrimental impacts of fracking and other fossil fuel extraction is absurd if one cares about the environment, air and water quality, and global warming. Powerful corporations and
About This Print
Open Minds is a 2022 Shepard Fairey screen print, 36 x 24 inches on thick cream Speckletone paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 675 and published by Obey Giant. Priced at $95 on release, the work critiques the fossil-fuel industry's language used to soften resistance to fracking. Fairey explains the print targets how powerful corporations and lobbyists spend large sums to distract from the environmental harms of fracking and other extraction, including groundwater contamination, air pollution, and water strain. He frames true open-mindedness as putting science and the planet before corporate profits, and notes a portion of proceeds benefits Greenpeace.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 174.99. Observed range 100.0–1498.85. Latest recorded sale: Oct 25, 20. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.