Gauntlet Gallery — Jamie Reid Print Index
Shoplifters Welcome (Large Format - Red & Black)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Shoplifters Welcome (Large Format - Red & Black) is documented in this catalog as a 2012 Screen Print. The saved release record lists dimensions of 34.5 x 26 inches. The saved record attributes the release to Obey Giant. The cataloged edition information is 50.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: 26 x 34 1/2 inches, Edition of 50 Signed by Shepard Fairey and Jamie Reid Limit 1 per person/household Subliminal Projects and Paul Stolper are pleased to announce a print edition collaboration between Jamie Reid and Shepard Fairey. The saved release record describes: signed. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
The title revives a subversive Situationist-era sentiment — shoplifting as protest against consumer capitalism — filtered through the OBEY-Reid partnership. It captures Reid's enduring anti-establishment provocation while carrying the visual heft of Fairey's poster tradition, making it a statement piece for collectors of dissident art.
Collector Perspective
As with its companion editions, dual signatures from Fairey and Reid strengthen desirability and provenance. The large 34.5 x 26 inch format and edition of 50 place it among the more limited collaborative sheets. The confrontational message may narrow its audience but sharpens its appeal to protest-art collectors.
Historical Context
Part of the Subliminal Projects / Paul Stolper edition announced in 2012, Shoplifters Welcome extends the pair's dialogue between British punk and American street propaganda. Reid had long treated theft and anti-consumerism as political gestures, a lineage this collaboration carries into the 21st century.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2012
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 34.5 x 26 inches; The editions were created to commemorate Reid's Ragged Kingdom exhibition, March 16 to April 14, 2012.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: 26 x 34 1/2 inches, Edition of 50 Signed by Shepard Fairey and Jamie Reid Limit 1 per person/household Subliminal Projects and Paul Stolper are pleased to announce a print edition collaboration between Jamie Reid and Shepard Fairey.
- 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: This page treats Jamie Reid's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: Read as documented context rather than stated intent: Part of the Subliminal Projects / Paul Stolper edition announced in 2012, Shoplifters Welcome extends the pair's dialogue between British punk and American street propaganda. This is an interpretive reading of the release context, not a statement of the artist's intent for this specific work. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2012 and attributes the edition to Obey Giant. The saved description also notes: The editions were created to commemorate Reid's Ragged Kingdom exhibition, March 16 to April 14, 2012.
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, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- Jamie Reid — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Jamie Reid (Q2138987) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
Who produced this collaboration?
Jamie Reid and Shepard Fairey, released through Subliminal Projects and Paul Stolper.
How large is the print?
34.5 x 26 inches, in an edition of 50.
Is it signed?
Yes, signed by both Shepard Fairey and Jamie Reid.
Was there a purchase limit?
Yes, one per person/household at release.
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