{"product_id":"shepard-fairey-beastie-boys-stand-together-2023-rare-screen-print-set","title":"SHEPARD FAIREY 'Beastie Boys: Stand Together' (2023) RARE Screen Print SET","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Beastie Boys: Stand Together'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Shepard Fairey, 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA tribute to hip-hop legends!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare, matching-number set captures Fairey’s signature fusion of music, culture, and bold graphics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEchoing his monumental NYC mural, cementing the Beastie’s legacy in both street art and the city that shaped them.\u003cbr\u003eBased on an image by music photography legend Glen E. Friedman.\u003cbr\u003e24 x 18 Inches each.\u003cbr\u003e61 x 45.7 Centimeters each.\u003cbr\u003eScreen print set on cream, Speckletone fine art paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMatching number set; both red and blue variants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLimited Edition of only 250 (#115\/250)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach print is hand-signed in pencil by band members Ad-Rock \u0026amp; Mike D, photographer Glen E. Friedman and artist Shepard Fairey.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach is also hand-numbered and dated by Shepard Fairey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eABOUT THE ART\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I first heard about \u003cstrong\u003eThe Beastie Boys\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1985\/86 because they were on a hardcore compilation album called \"New York Thrash,\" which also featured \u003cstrong\u003eBad Brains\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose name I later discovered had inspired the Beastie Boys' choice of a name using BB initials.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen the Beastie Boys' album \u003cstrong\u003e\"Licensed to Ill\"\u003c\/strong\u003e came out, I was intrigued and exhilarated by their metamorphosis into a hip-hop group because I had mainly been listening to punk. Even though I liked \u003cstrong\u003eRUN-DMC\u003c\/strong\u003e and the hip-hop from \"Beat Street\" and \"Breakin'\", I felt awkward being into hip-hop as a white kid. \"Licensed to Ill\" was instantly infectious and a thrilling sonic encapsulation of bratty teen rebellion. It was (and is) a great hip-hop album, but it threw in punk and metal references and samples along with the hip-hop ingredients and amazing rhymes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Beasties blew the doors open for me to embrace other hip-hop like \u003cstrong\u003eLL Cool J\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePublic Enemy\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBoogie Down Productions\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eN.W.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eSlick Rick\u003c\/strong\u003e. \"Licensed to Ill\" was a life-changing album for me, but also the album that supercharged the crossover of hip-hop to the mainstream begun by RUN-DMC. The only prominent portrait poster of the Beastie Boys that I saw in the record stores of Charleston, SC at the time was a photo taken by \u003cstrong\u003eGlen E. Friedman\u003c\/strong\u003e of the Adidas-clad Ad-Rock and Mike D sitting on a skateboard with MCA jumping off the Washington Square Park arch in the background.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat image is beautifully composed and transports me to my teenage self, who lived for music, skateboarding, and jumping off of stuff. I'm honored to collaborate with Glen on a print based on another photo from that same Washington Square Park session. I think the image conveys the energy and camaraderie of the \u003cstrong\u003eBeasties\u003c\/strong\u003e as their musical careers were about to explode and transform culture over the course of several masterpiece albums.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e– \u003cstrong\u003eShepard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the photographer, Glen E. Friedman:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This \u003cstrong\u003eBeastie Boys\u003c\/strong\u003e collaboration was originally created to celebrate the release of my book \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eTOGETHER FOREVER\u003c\/span\u003e that brought together all my best photographs of Beasties and \u003cstrong\u003eRun-DMC\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShepard and I, as always, piece things together with several goals in mind. It was really important to make something reflective of all of my work with these guys and also celebrate their roots in New York City. And what expresses that better than them under the Washington Square park Arch (originally dedicated in 1895) in the center of the cultural mecca that is Greenwich Village?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe humor, fun and enthusiasm is as clear as the landmark marble detail surrounding them. All of the other images and ephemera in the lower quadrant are rooted in other photos of mine of them over the years. Celebration of these incredible creative artists is full circle for me with this illustration.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e– \u003cstrong\u003eGlen E. 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