It has been a long time since Obey Giant and Lodown Magazine collided and left their mark on popular culture. Almost thirty years ago, the paths of Shepard Fairey and Thomas "Marok" Marecki crossed in San Diego, USA. Lodown Magazine was still in its infancy, and Fairey's artistic evolution was only beginning. Both shared the same urge: to stir things up, to inject activism into culture, and to build something of their own.
From Cold War West Berlin to 90s Southern California, their paths were shaped by signals of freedom broadcast across borders and the restless urge to disrupt.
Today, those signals are fractured. The Pax Americana has crumbled, elites have failed, and trust has decayed.
A reset is no longer optional. It must come from below — through art, through voices unafraid, through new networks of resistance and connection.
Decay is the reminder. Reset is the challenge. The time is now.
PRINT DETAILS: Lodown/Obey - Decay Reset. 18 x 24 inches. Screen print on 80# cream Speckletone paper. In collaboration with Lodown Magazine and Obey Clothing. Signed by Shepard Fairey. Numbered edition of 450. Comes with a Digital Certificate of Authenticity provided by Verisart. $75.
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