Artist Statement
“This Disinformation Damage print is a comment on the corrosive effect of social media on politics. Politicians have always taken liberties with the truth, but credible news outlets would correct lies and hold politicians accountable to the truth before social media. On the other hand, social media allows users to parrot lies politicians tell and perpetuate those lies at lightning speed. The tactic of spreading lies through social media so quickly that credible journalists can't keep up and correct the record has been used consistently by the right. Whatever lies are told will be parroted by a
About This Print
Disinformation Damage (Cream) is a 2024 Shepard Fairey screen print, 24 x 12 inches, printed on thick cream Speckletone paper in a numbered edition of 275. The horizontal-format work is a comment on the corrosive effect of social media on political discourse, contrasting the era when credible news outlets corrected lies with one in which falsehoods spread at lightning speed. Fairey frames fact-checking and support for credible journalism as the antidote to this chaos. The print was signed by Fairey and issued with a Digital Certificate of Authenticity from Verisart. A companion White edition was released alongside it.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 150.0. Observed range 100.0–325.0. Latest recorded sale: Oct 17, 20. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.