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TALES OF THE GRAILS: CROWD 1 AND 2

CROWD 1 AND 2 (DIPTYCH)

YEAR: 1997 

RUN SIZE: 100 

PART OF SET: CROWD 

SIZE: 18X24 

PAPER: UNKNOWN 

PRINT TYPE: SCREEN PRINT

SOME PRINTS NEVER COME UP. OR RARELY. THEY HIDE AROUND AT HIGH BUY IT NOW PRICES, UNOBTAINABLE. BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE SOME GUY WHO PICKED ONE UP AT A SURF SHOP IN SAN DIEGO IN 1997 AND HAS IT IN THE ORIGINAL FRAME AND ITS A DIPTYCH AND ITS CALLED CROWD 1 AND 2 SHOWS UP AND THEN THIS HAPPENS.

HERE IS WHAT SHEPARD SAYS ABOUT THE PRINTS IN SUPPLY AND DEMAND (P. 101):

FOR THE PROPAGANDA SERIES, I WANTED TO CREATE SYMMETRICAL IMAGES THAT COULD BE SPREAD ACROSS TWO POSTERS HORIZONTALLY. SINCE I COULD ONLY PRINT 18 X 24” IMAGES BY HAND, I WANTED TO MAKE LARGER IMAGES—DIPTYCHS—THAT COULD COVER MORE SPACE. IT ALSO SAVED MONEY, BECAUSE I COULD MAKE JUST ONE PIECE OF FILM FOR THE IMAGE, PRINT IT, THEN FLIP THE FILM FOR THE MIRROR IMAGE BUT CUT OUT THE TYPE SO IT WOULDN’T READ BACKWARDS. ESSENTIALLY, I GOT TWO POSTERS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. THEY EVEN CAME WITH THE ORIGINAL STICKERS ON THE BACK.

REVS AND COST PAINTINGS UP HIGH IN 1996 ON WEST 17TH STREET

24 Oct, 2020
THESE BEAUTIES SAT UP 20 FEET HIGH IN A PARKING LOT ON THE WESTERN WALL OF 18 WEST 17TH STREET. SOAK YOUR BUNS JUST ACQUIRED THE PIECE ON THE RIGHT AND IT'S NOT EVER GOING TO BE FOR SALE. MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO COME BY THE GALLERY TO SEE THIS AMAZING ADAM COST PAINTING FROM 1994. NOT MANY OF THESE SURVIVED, SO WE'RE REALLY HONORED TO HAVE IT AS PART OF THE GALLERY'S PERMANENT COLLECTION.

ANDRE THE GIANT SPRAY PAINT STENCIL FROM 1998

12 Jan, 2014
CHECK OUT THIS PICTURE OF SHEPARD FAIREY'S ASSISTANT SPRAY PAINTING USING ONE OF SOAK YOUR BUN'S ORIGINAL , AT A GALLERY SHOW IN SAN DIEGO.

SHEPARD FAIREY URBAN RENEWAL PRINT SET

By Alexandra Charney • 02 Jan, 2014
FROM SUPPLY AND DEMAND, PG. 210: THE TERM “URBAN RENEWAL” IS TYPICALLY USED TO SUGGEST THAT PART OF A CITY THAT HAS BEEN IN DECLINE IS BEING RESTORED. SANCTIONED PUBLIC ART IS SOMETIMES PART OF THIS PROCESS. HOW IRONIC THAT STREET ART IS OFTEN CONSIDERED A SYMPTOM OF A NEIGHBORHOOD IN DECLINE. AS TAXPAYERS, WE ALL OWN THE PUBLIC SPACE, BUT THE GOVERNMENT AND ADVERTISERS FREQUENTLY CONTROL IT. I PREFER TO SEE THE PUBLIC SPACE USED AS A FORUM FOR EXPRESSION. THIS, OF COURSE, HAS TO BE DONE IN A LOGICAL AND RESPECTFUL WAY. GOOD STREET ART, PROPERLY INTEGRATED, ONLY ENHANCES A CITY WITH VISUAL STIMULATION AND A FLOW OF IDEAS. ADVERTISERS, HOWEVER, DON’T WANT ANY COMPETITION. DON’T LET THE ADVERTISERS’ AGENDAS DICTATE HOW YOUR STREETS ARE USED. OSAKA HIGHWAY POSTER OSAKA ROOF OSAKA BILLBOARD SAN DIEGO BILLBOARD SAN FRANCISCO BANNER TRACKS

BASEL MIAMI VICE - 2013

02 Dec, 2013
 GOT THOSE WINTER BLUES? THEN COME VISIT US IN MIAMI AND LET THE FINEST STREET ART COLLECTION IN NORTH AMERICA WARM YOU UP. THAT'S RIGHT, COME JOIN YOUR FRIENDS FROM SYB AT THEIR POP UP GALLERY AT ART BASEL MIAMI. THEY'RE YOUR BUNS, WE JUST SOAK 'EM. GET YOUR FREE T SHIRTS. PLACE: 97 NW 25TH STREET DATE: 12/3-12/8 OPENING RECEPTION: 12/3 @ 8:30 - OPEN DAILY 11AM -7PM (715) 544-7625

New Arrivals - Shepard Fairey Noam Chomsky Stamp HPM on Paper

02 Oct, 2013
Year: 2004 Edition: 20 Technique: Screen Print on collaged paper Size: 36" x 40" unframed Provenance: As exhibited StolenSpace Gallery - Nineteeneightyfouria

SWOON EP BY SHADETEK - 300 HANDMADE RECORD SLEEVES FROM 2004

18 Sep, 2013
DOCUMENTED HERE ARE THE 300 HANDMADE SLEEVES WHICH CHANGE AGENT CRE MEMBER SWOON AS PRODUCED FOR TEAM SHADETEK'S SHT004 RELEASE, THE SWOON EP. THE WHOLE EDITION USED BE ABLE TO BE SEEN ON THE CHANGE AGENT WEBSITE. THIS WEBSITE HAS SINCE BEEN CLOSED. CHECK OUT OUR SWOON collection FOR VARIOUS VERSIONS OF THIS ALBUM IN OUR COLLECTION. 
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