Artist Statement
“I've been a fan of the Talking Heads since I was a kid and heard songs like "Once in A Lifetime" and "Burning Down the House" on the radio, well before I discovered punk rock and understood the Talking Heads' important role in the nascent punk scene as it developed in NYC at CBGB's in the mid-70's. I remember seeing the film Stop Making Sense on HBO as a teen and thinking the Talking Heads singer, David Byrne, was very weird and very fearless to dance around in an absurdly oversized suit. I didn't yet realize that exploring the awkward nature of existence was precisely Byrne's strong suit! La
About This Print
Overloading The Grid (David Byrne) is a 2024 Shepard Fairey screen print, 18 x 24 inches, printed on thick cream Speckletone paper in a numbered edition of 550. The portrait of Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is built from a grid composition inspired by the band's album cover for More Songs About Buildings and Food, which used a mosaic of close-up Polaroids. Fairey created the original illustration based on a photograph by Bobby Grossman, who worked with the Talking Heads in the 1970s. The print is signed by Fairey and comes with a Verisart Digital Certificate of Authenticity.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 140.0. Observed range 120.0–325.0. Latest recorded sale: 2026-04-24. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.