DEVO VOTE! by Shepard Fairey

• DEVO VOTE! by Shepard Fairey
  
• Screen Print on Cream SpeckleTone Paper 
• Edition of 575
  
• Signed by Shepard Fairey, Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, and Bob Mothersbaugh
  
• Released: September 8th, 2020
• Size: 18" x 24"

Based on a photo by Robert Matheu

About:
“A call to action and a celebration of the brilliance of Devo’s music, visuals, and ideas. I knew nothing about Devo when I first heard ‘Whip It’ in 1980 on the radio, but I loved the quirky and catchy style of the song. I called the radio station obsessively requesting the song until they finally told me, ‘that song isn’t in rotation anymore… stop bugging us!’ Later I got into punk rock and Devo had a following with some people in that culture. I noticed that Devo was a lightning rod because they were one of the few punk/new wave bands that crossed over a little bit into the mainstream. When I started skateboarding, a parent who thought they were funny asked me, ‘you aren’t gonna start wearing a flower pot on your head like Devo, are you?’ As I listened to more Devo and paid closer attention to their lyrics, I realized how brilliant and subversive their examinations of devolution and mindless conformity were when packaged in catchy new wave songs. The Devo albums, ‘Are We Not Men?’, ‘Freedom of Choice’ and ‘New Traditionalists’ are all amazing musically and lyrically. Devo also made really cool videos and graphic art. I now consider Devo to be one of the smartest and most fully realized art projects to infiltrate pop culture.” -Shepard Fairey

Proceeds Donated to Rise.