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Gang Of Four: The Long Goodbye
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Gang of Four: The Long Goodbye is a 2025 Obey Giant screen print, 18 x 24 inches on 80# cream Speckletone paper, in a numbered edition of 550. Fairey designed it as the tour poster for Gang of Four's "The Long Goodbye" final tour, drawing on elements from the band's Entertainment album cover, the back of their Damaged Goods EP, and their lyrics. He describes Gang of Four as post-punk pioneers whose songs tackle consumption, capitalism, power, exploitation, and class structure. The print is signed by Shepard Fairey and includes a Verisart Certificate of Authenticity. It priced at $65 on release.
Collector notes: First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 550. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet groups this work under Music and counterculture for discovery; that category is a navigation aid, not an authentication conclusion.
Historical Context
In the artist's words / from the release record:
“Last Wednesday was the LA stop on Gang of Four's "The Long Goodbye" final tour. I was honored to be asked by the band to design the tour poster, which is inspired by elements from their Entertainment album cover, their Damaged Goods EP back, and some of the band's lyrics. The Fonda Theater show was powerful and very emotional for me. If you don't know Gang of Four, they are post-punk pioneers who are great musically, with an excellent tension between funk, rhythm, and noise. I also love their lyrics, with many of their songs tackling subjects like consumption, capitalism, obsession with power
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2025-06-05
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Series
- Music Series
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 24 x 18 in; cream Speckletone paper noted in the release description.
- Edition details
- First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 550.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. 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: “Last Wednesday was the LA stop on Gang of Four's "The Long Goodbye" final tour. I was honored to be asked by the band to design the tour poster, which is inspired by elements from their Entertainment album cover, their Damaged Goods EP back, and some of the band's lyrics. The Fonda Theater show was powerful and very emotional for me. If you don't know Gang of Four, they are post-punk pioneers who are great musically, with an excellent tension between funk, rhythm, and noise. I also love their lyrics, with many of their songs tackling subjects like consumption, capitalism, obsession with power. 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 2025-06-05 and attributes the edition to Obey Giant. It is grouped under Music Series in the saved record. The saved record notes an original release price of USD $65.00.
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.