'They Live' by Shepard Fairey, 2011
Rare early, original screen print collab. with Mondo Studios.
Based on the hit John Carpenter horror film from 1988.
Officially licensed by Universal Studios.
First edition (red/gold).
24 x 18 Inches
61 x 45.7 Centimeters
Screen print on cream, Speckletone fine art paper.
Limited Edition of 500 (#153/500)
Hand-signed and dated by the artist in pencil bottom right.
Hand-numbered in pencil bottom left.
ABOUT THE ART
Art guerrilla leader Shepard Fairey of the OBEY empire hosts a special screening! One of the most beloved films of the '80s, "THEY LIVE" follows a professional wrestler using hyper-advanced sunglasses to blow the lid off a trans-dimensional human enslavement plot.
Straight-to-video aesthetics sink their teeth into a major studio budget, providing as many explosions and skinless spacemen as you can shake a cocked shotgun at. Rowdy Roddy Piper exhibits even more talent and leading man charisma than the Hulkster pulled off in SUBURBAN COMMANDO and SANTA WITH MUSCLES combined.
Also featured is a tremendous amount of media paranoia, ridiculous dialogue ("Eeeugh! Formaldehyde face!") and the most impractically lengthy street fight caught on film.
Whether you're a Pipermaniac, a Carpenterphile, or just despise alien invaders, this is the movie that will open your eyes to the terrifying truth about bubblegum, billboards and little old ladies.