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Fairey, Shepard More info
Manufacturer
Obey Giant
Edition Details
Year:2017
Class:Art Print
Status:Official
Technique:Screen Print
Paper:Cream Speckletone
Size:18 X 24
Markings:Signed
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"I've been a fan of Dennis Morris' photography of people like the Sex Pistols and Bob Marley for many years but I only recently discovered the photos from his series 'Growing Up Black.' I love Dennis' photos from his neighborhood in London so when he asked me to collaborate on a piece inspired by a song by his band Basement 5, I wanted to find a connection between a Basement 5 lyric and a photo from the 'Growing Up Black' series. The lyrics to the song 'Riot' made sense with his photograph of Sista Cool anxiously living in a world of police and thieves reflected in her glasses." -Shepard

"In the small hours of the night,
With unrest on the streets,
Sista Cool will pray for your soul,
There is a riot going on,
Kids on the street, with itchy feet.
With the reissue of my Basement 5 album, this title is a reference to a diary of events that happened in my youth from 1965-1980. Shepard and I collaborated to create a poster that refers to a track from the album called 'Riot.'" -Dennis
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