Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Shepard Fairey Print Index
Re-Build / Re-Think (Timed Edition)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Re-Build / Re-Think (Timed Edition) is a 2025 Shepard Fairey letterpress print published by Obey Giant, measuring 10.5 x 17 inches on cream cotton paper with hand-deckled edges. Signed by the artist and released at $80 with a Verisart digital Certificate of Authenticity, it was a timed release to raise funds for California wildfire relief, with 100% of profits going to vetted organizations including the American Red Cross earmarked for the LA fire effort. The image features a sparrow, symbolizing good fortune, hope, and resilience, rising above flames. Fairey frames the message as both rebuilding and rethinking in the face of climate catastrophe.
Collector notes: Legacy catalog label: Timed Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record. The saved release record describes: signed. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet groups this work under Environment and climate for discovery; that category is a navigation aid, not an authentication conclusion.
Historical Context
In the artist's words / from the release record:
“This Re-Build/Re-Think letterpress print is a timed release to help generate as many funds as possible to help California Wildfire relief efforts. 100% of profits will go to organizations we vet properly, including the American Red Cross explicitly earmarked for the LA fire effort. The aim is to help the many families who have lost homes or businesses with over 12,000 structures burned in LA. This letterpress image features a sparrow, symbolizing good fortune, hope, and resilience, rising above the flames. We can re-build, but we also need to re-think. CA is the nation's most environmentally
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print or object
- Release date
- 2025-01-13
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Series
- Environmental Series
- Medium and materials
- Letterpress; catalog dimensions 17 x 10.5 in.
- Edition details
- Legacy catalog label: Timed Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: Shepard Fairey's OBEY / Andre the Giant campaign began in 1989 and grew into a long print and public-art practice; this page treats that as career context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition.
Meaning / interpretation: In the artist's or release record's own words: “This Re-Build/Re-Think letterpress print is a timed release to help generate as many funds as possible to help California Wildfire relief efforts. 100% of profits will go to organizations we vet properly, including the American Red Cross explicitly earmarked for the LA fire effort. The aim is to help the many families who have lost homes or businesses with over 12,000 structures burned in LA. This letterpress image features a sparrow, symbolizing good fortune, hope, and resilience, rising above the flames. We can re-build, but we also need to re-think. CA is the nation's most environmentally. This can be read as the documented intent for the work; no additional endorsement is assumed. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2025-01-13 and attributes the edition to Obey Giant. It is grouped under Environmental Series in the saved record. The saved record notes an original release price of USD $80.00.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Obey Giant. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, date, edition, dimensions, medium, release price, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- About — Shepard Fairey / OBEY GIANT — Obey Giant · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official OBEY GIANT artist biography and career context; it is not an individual-edition record.
- Shepard Fairey — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Shepard Fairey (Q1142847) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.