Gauntlet Gallery
What is Shepard Fairey’s piece called “Jason Jessee X Obey Clothing”?
Artist Statement
Long time friend and man of iconic style, Jason Jessee invited us in to his realm to work together on a collection that we are proud to introduce for Spring 2010. The common thread that ties Jason and OBEY together is the underlying drive to do it yourself. Seeing Jason's surroundings opened up an understanding of his ability to take everything from found objects to blank pieces of paper and somehow make them intriguing and unique. Jason pulls from a wealth of knowledge from times past where you hand made objects. Seeing hand tooled leather, metal sculptures and giant wood slabs sitting right along side skateboards, bikes and guns offers a look in to how Jason weaves the past and present together. The OBEY 4 Jason Jessee collection is a hand picked assortment based on some key pieces that have become synonymous with his style as well as an illustration by Shepard and some moments in time captured while visiting him in Watsonville. Jason Jessee prints will be available on 2/9/10 on OBEYCLOTHING.com. Edition of 200, Numbered and Signed by both Jessee and Shepard.
Summary
Jason Jessee X Obey Clothing is a 2010 Shepard Fairey screen print, 18 x 24 inches, a first edition of 200 published by Obey Clothing. Released February 9, 2010 on OBEYCLOTHING.com at an original price of $50, it accompanied the OBEY 4 Jason Jessee collection for Spring 2010, a collaboration with longtime friend and skateboarding figure Jason Jessee. The source describes a shared do-it-yourself ethos, with Jessee's hand-tooled leather, metal sculptures, and wood slabs sitting alongside skateboards and bikes. The print is an illustration by Shepard, numbered and signed by both Jessee and Shepard, tying the OBEY brand to Jessee's handmade, found-object aesthetic.
Why It Matters
Jason Jessee X Obey Clothing documents a collaboration rooted in a shared do-it-yourself ethos between Fairey's OBEY brand and skateboarding figure Jason Jessee. Released through Obey Clothing alongside the OBEY 4 Jason Jessee Spring 2010 collection, the print embodies the crossover between street art, skate culture, and the OBEY identity that defines much of Fairey's commercial-cultural practice. For collectors, two factors stand out: the small edition of 200, notably tighter than Fairey's common 450 runs, and the dual signature by both Jessee and Shepard, which grounds the object in a specific friendship and collaboration. The source's emphasis on Jessee's handmade, found-object world, hand-tooled leather, metal sculptures, and wood slabs beside skateboards and bikes, frames the print as part of a broader celebration of craft and self-reliance. The work matters as an artifact of OBEY's clothing-line collaborations and its roots in skate counterculture, appealing strongly to collectors who track Fairey's OBEY iconography and his partnerships with figures from skateboarding and DIY culture. Its limited size gives it a tighter footprint than many catalog entries.
Collector Perspective
This print appeals to collectors at the intersection of Shepard Fairey, OBEY iconography, and skate culture, particularly fans of Jason Jessee and the DIY ethos the collaboration celebrates. The small edition of 200 and the dual signature by both Jessee and Shepard make it attractive to those who prioritize tighter editions and collaborative provenance. At 18 x 24 inches it frames cleanly and fits collections built around OBEY brand collaborations, skateboarding, and counterculture. Released through Obey Clothing rather than the usual print channel, it carries appeal for collectors tracking the brand's apparel-linked editions. It pairs well with Fairey's other OBEY-iconography and collaboration prints.
Historical Context
Released in February 2010 through Obey Clothing, Jason Jessee X Obey Clothing accompanied the OBEY 4 Jason Jessee Spring 2010 collection, a collaboration built on a shared do-it-yourself outlook. It reflects the OBEY brand's recurring partnerships with figures from skateboarding and DIY culture, extending Fairey's reach beyond fine-art prints into apparel-linked collaborative editions. The small edition of 200, signed by both Jessee and Fairey, sets it apart from his more common gallery releases. The print belongs to the OBEY-iconography and collaboration strand of his catalog, illustrating how Fairey's brand intertwined street art, skate culture, and craft-oriented self-reliance during this period.
FAQ
What is this collaboration about?
It accompanied the OBEY 4 Jason Jessee collection for Spring 2010, a collaboration between OBEY and longtime friend Jason Jessee. The source describes a shared do-it-yourself drive, highlighting Jessee's hand-tooled leather, metal sculptures, and wood slabs alongside skateboards, bikes, and his found-object aesthetic.
What is the edition size and format?
Jason Jessee X Obey Clothing is a first edition of 200, an 18 x 24 inch screen print published by Obey Clothing. It was released on February 9, 2010 on OBEYCLOTHING.com at an original price of $50, numbered and signed by both Jessee and Shepard.
Where was this print released?
Unlike many Fairey prints sold through the Obey Giant channel, this edition was released through Obey Clothing on OBEYCLOTHING.com on February 9, 2010, as part of the brand's Spring 2010 collaboration collection with Jason Jessee.
Who signed this print?
The print is numbered and signed by both Jason Jessee and Shepard Fairey. The image is an illustration by Shepard, created as part of the collaborative OBEY 4 Jason Jessee collection, grounding the edition in the friendship and shared DIY ethos described in the source.
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About the Artist
Shepard Fairey (b. 1970, Charleston, South Carolina) is an American street artist, graphic designer, and activist, and a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. His 1989 “André the Giant Has a Posse” sticker grew into the global OBEY GIANT campaign — an ongoing experiment in propaganda, obedience, and visual culture. He reached worldwide recognition with the 2008 “Hope” portrait of Barack Obama, now held by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Across screen prints, stencils, murals, and collage, Fairey channels propaganda aesthetics toward themes of peace, justice, environmentalism, and civil rights. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and LACMA.