{"product_id":"shepard-fairey-x-ted-soqui-eyes-on-the-king-verdict","title":"Shepard Fairey x Ted Soqui — Eyes on the King Verdict","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"404\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"404\"\u003eShepard Fairey Eyes on the King Verdict 2022 Signed Ted Soqui 18x24 Obey Print\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"3h1ku8\" data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"421\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"558\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"482\"\u003eSHEPARD FAIREY x TED SOQUI — “EYES ON THE KING VERDICT”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"485\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"558\"\u003eSigned Limited Edition Screen Print | 18 x 24 Inches | Edition of 600\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"882\"\u003eA visually powerful and historically grounded collaboration between \u003cstrong data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"646\"\u003eShepard Fairey\u003c\/strong\u003e and Los Angeles photojournalist \u003cstrong data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"692\"\u003eTed Soqui\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"720\"\u003eEyes on the King Verdict\u003c\/em\u003e revisits one of the defining moments in modern American social history: the aftermath of the 1992 Rodney King verdict and the Los Angeles uprising that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"1373\"\u003eThe composition is immediately arresting. A monumental female figure dominates the foreground, rendered in Fairey’s unmistakable graphic vocabulary of saturated red, black, gold, and muted blue. Her gaze is calm but direct, carrying a sense of both dignity and vigilance. Around her, layered newspaper headlines, architectural fragments, archival imagery and references to Rodney King situate the portrait inside a broader visual record of Los Angeles at a moment of extraordinary tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1682\"\u003eThe work is based on photography by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1424\"\u003eTed Soqui\u003c\/strong\u003e, who documented the 1992 unrest firsthand while working as a photojournalist in Los Angeles. Fairey translated that documentary source material into a layered screenprint that bridges \u003cstrong data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1681\"\u003ejournalism, street art, propaganda graphics and contemporary history\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"2093\"\u003eFairey described the work in the context of what happens when people repeatedly feel failed by institutions, arguing that protest becomes a legitimate response when systems stop serving the public. Soqui has likewise reflected on the striking parallels between what he photographed in 1992 and the demonstrations he later documented following the killing of George Floyd. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"2056\" data-content-reference-end=\"2080\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2095\" data-end=\"2311\"\u003eThat history gives the print unusual depth. This is not simply decorative street art. It is a work about \u003cstrong data-start=\"2200\" data-end=\"2310\"\u003ememory, protest, institutional failure, racial justice and the cyclical nature of social unrest in America\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1gyku4r\" data-start=\"2313\" data-end=\"2332\"\u003eVisual Presence\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2334\" data-end=\"2434\"\u003eThis piece is especially effective in a modern office, study, entryway or contemporary living space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2742\"\u003eThe portrait has enough visual force to command a room without becoming chaotic. The muted turquoise background tempers the intense red and black figure, while the circular Rodney King element and newspaper typography provide layers that reveal themselves gradually as the viewer spends time with the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2744\" data-end=\"2792\"\u003eFrom across a room, it reads as a bold portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2794\" data-end=\"2826\"\u003eUp close, it becomes an archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2828\" data-end=\"3032\"\u003eThat combination is one reason Fairey’s strongest politically driven works translate so well into interior spaces: they have \u003cstrong data-start=\"2953\" data-end=\"3031\"\u003eimmediate visual impact at distance and intellectual detail at close range\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"m7kwgg\" data-start=\"3034\" data-end=\"3053\"\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul data-start=\"3055\" data-end=\"3472\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1m45uq\" data-start=\"3055\" data-end=\"3083\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3057\" data-end=\"3068\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shepard Fairey\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"qv2rq1\" data-start=\"3084\" data-end=\"3114\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3086\" data-end=\"3104\"\u003eCollaboration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ted Soqui\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1bysqy8\" data-start=\"3115\" data-end=\"3154\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3117\" data-end=\"3127\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3154\"\u003eEyes on the King Verdict\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17iuelu\" data-start=\"3155\" data-end=\"3181\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3157\" data-end=\"3168\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Screen print\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"18ezet6\" data-start=\"3182\" data-end=\"3208\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3184\" data-end=\"3193\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18 x 24 inches\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1e5r7mo\" data-start=\"3209\" data-end=\"3251\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3211\" data-end=\"3221\"\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thick cream Speckletone paper\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6kvng0\" data-start=\"3252\" data-end=\"3270\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3254\" data-end=\"3266\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 600\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"smi1ne\" data-start=\"3271\" data-end=\"3331\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3273\" data-end=\"3288\"\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3299\" data-end=\"3331\"\u003eShepard Fairey and Ted Soqui\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dkiq3j\" data-start=\"3332\" data-end=\"3348\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3334\" data-end=\"3343\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1rs53d5\" data-start=\"3349\" data-end=\"3395\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3351\" data-end=\"3371\"\u003eOriginal source:\u003c\/strong\u003e Photograph by Ted Soqui\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dr1ys8\" data-start=\"3396\" data-end=\"3423\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3398\" data-end=\"3412\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e OBEY Giant\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8624df\" data-start=\"3424\" data-end=\"3472\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"3426\" data-end=\"3437\"\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sold out from the original release\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3474\" data-end=\"3703\"\u003eThe official OBEY release confirms the edition of 600 and the dual signatures of Fairey and Soqui. A portion of the original proceeds benefited the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3622\" data-end=\"3664\"\u003eWatts Labor Community Action Committee\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"3653\" data-content-reference-end=\"3677\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"jt1pwl\" data-start=\"3705\" data-end=\"3728\"\u003eWhy Collectors Care\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3730\" data-end=\"3835\"\u003eWhat makes this print especially compelling is the convergence of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3796\" data-end=\"3834\"\u003estreet art and documentary history\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3837\" data-end=\"4173\"\u003eFairey is one of the most influential graphic artists to emerge from the street-art movement, while Soqui’s photographs carry direct historical provenance from the events being referenced. 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