Artist Statement
“The band Black Flag probably made the biggest impact on me in terms of the intensity of their music, lyrics, art, and DIY ethos. Black Flag scared me but also transfixed me. Listening to the Let Them Eat Jellybeans comp as a 13-year-old featured Black Flag's "Police Story," with its anti-authority hostility, electrified every hair on my body. The lyrics "This fuckin' city is run by pigs… they take the rights away from all the kids" hit home with me because the cops were already hassling me for skateboarding. "Police Story" made me want more music by Black Flag, and a friend loaned me their Da
About This Print
Your Rules My War is a 2022 Shepard Fairey screen print, 24 x 18 inches on thick cream Speckletone paper, issued in two colorways, Blue and Red, in a numbered edition of 350 per colorway. Each colorway sold separately for $90, with a limited number of matching numbered sets at $180. The image is an original illustration based on photographs by Glen E. Friedman from Black Flag's July 4, 1983 show at the Los Angeles Federal Building, the last show original bassist Chuck Dukowski played with the band. Each print is signed by Shepard Fairey, Glen E. Friedman, Henry Rollins, and Chuck Dukowski, and published by Obey Giant.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 284.44. Observed range 100.0–340.0. Latest recorded sale: Sep 23, 20. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.