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Shepard FaireyOverloading the Grid (David Byrne, Music Icon)2024
2024
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Shepard Fairey
Overloading the Grid (David Byrne)
Screen print on thick Cream Speckletone Paper
Year: 2024
Size: 24 x 18 inches (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
Edition: 550
Signed by Shepard Fairey, dated and numbered by hand
Original illustration based on photograph by Bobby Grossman
COA provided
*Edition number may vary from the image shown.
Overloading the Grid (David Byrne) is a print by Shepard Fairey that pays tribute to the cultural and creative impact of the band Talking Heads and its frontman David Byrne. Fairey’s connection to the band dates back to childhood, when he first encountered their music on the radio, long before understanding their formative role in the emerging punk and new-wave scene centered around CBGB in the mid-1970s.
A pivotal influence was the concert film Stop Making Sense, which introduced Fairey to Byrne’s fearless embrace of awkwardness, performance, and visual experimentation—most memorably through the now-iconic oversized suit. Over time, Fairey came to recognize that this exploration of discomfort and vulnerability lay at the core of Byrne’s artistic strength, mirroring the Talking Heads’ broader commitment to creative risk-taking across sound, image, and narrative.
The print was created in collaboration with photographer Bobby Grossman, who worked closely with Talking Heads during the 1970s and has also collaborated with Fairey on multiple portraits of Debbie Harry. The grid structure of the composition references the album cover of More Songs About Buildings and Food, conceived by Byrne using a fractured matrix of Polaroids that resolve into a unified image. Fairey draws inspiration from this imperfect mosaic, seeing it as a metaphor for Byrne’s ability to balance accessible melody with experimental structure and provocative lyricism.
Through Overloading the Grid, Fairey suggests that the layered creativity of Talking Heads—musical, visual, intellectual—cannot be contained within a single framework. In keeping with the artist’s commitment to socially engaged art, a portion of the proceeds from this print benefits the American Civil Liberties Union, supporting the protection of voting rights and other fundamental civil liberties.
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- Creator:Shepard Fairey (1970, American)
- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Kansas City, MO
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU608317468032
Shepard Fairey
Expanding on the legacies of artists such as Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, Shepard Fairey’s practice disrupts the distinction between fine and commercial art.
A major artist of the street art movement, Fairey rose to prominence in the early 1990s through the dispersion of prints, posters, stickers and murals, related to his Obey Giant campaign, which yielded an international cultural phenomenon. Fairey’s iconic poster of President Barack Obama was adopted as the official emblem associated with the presidential campaign and encapsulates a number of recurring concerns in the artist’s work, including propaganda, portraiture and political power.
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