Artist Statement
“MAO BANNER Screen Print 35 x 72 inches Edition of 20” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Mao Banner is a 2001 Shepard Fairey screen print published by Obey Giant in a first edition of just 20, measuring 35 x 72 inches. Its large, banner-format scale and tiny edition set it apart from Fairey's standard poster sheets. The title references Mao, placing it within Fairey's recurring appropriation of communist propaganda iconography. The record tags it with a pop-culture theme and confirms medium, year, dimensions, and the very small edition size, though it includes no extended artist statement, so the precise composition is not detailed beyond the Mao reference and banner format here.
Market Context
No recorded public sales >= $100 - pieces like this are typically held long-term by investors/collectors, were destroyed or consumed, or do not surface on the open market.