Year2024
MediumScreen Print
Dimensions36 x 24 in
EditionFirst Edition
Edition size550
PublisherObey Giant
Original release price$95
SeriesMusic Series
EraMusic Era
Collector6/10
Visual7/10
Historical6/10
ScarcityModerate
Artist Statement
“This screen print, “A Cracked Icon,” is a reference to one of my favorite musicians, David Bowie, and his song “Cracked Actor.” I’m fascinated by how we process fragmentation and mutation, often trying to conceive a resolved whole from disparate parts. I was first intrigued by the unlikely juxtapositions of images yielded by ripped posters on the street revealing parts of unrelated images interacting with each other along organic ripped edges. Sometimes, the serendipitous placement of a rip can make two images feel like they are meant to be in conversation. I think that our brains are looking
About This Print
A Cracked Icon is a 2024 Shepard Fairey screen print referencing David Bowie and his song "Cracked Actor." The image draws on Fairey's fascination with fragmentation and the serendipitous juxtapositions created by ripped street posters, where torn edges make unrelated images feel in conversation. Measuring 24 x 36 inches on thick cream Speckletone paper, it is a signed, numbered first edition of 550 from Obey Giant at $95, with a Verisart certificate. Fairey frames the work as both a pleasing visual and a provocation about the tension between harmony and conflict, intended as a tribute to Bowie's adventurous exploration of ego, fame, and identity.
Market Context
Recently released - limited secondary-market history to date.