SHEPARD FAIREY (1970) Keith Morris, 2014 Silkscreen... Lot 9

SHEPARD FAIREY (1970) Keith Morris, 2014 Silkscreen on metal plate (aluminium) AP (Artist Proof) annotated on the back 61 x 45.7 cm This work is part of the exhibition "50 Shades Of Black" presented in Los Angeles in 2014, which is a continuation of the first two exhibitions of his work devoted to music: "Revolutions" (2011) in California, and "Sound & Vision" (2012) in London. "Music has taught me a great deal about connecting with a broad audience. Music is universal. I've had some very moving encounters with art in my life, especially in the street, but almost nothing can compare to the first time I heard the boots marching and first chord of the Sex Pistols' "Holidays in the Sun", or the air raid sirens leading into "too black, too strong" on the intro to Public Enemy's It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, or the opening guitar scream of Black Flag's "Rise Above. "Shepard Fairey.