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HENI is delighted to release Troubled Waters, a limited-edition print by Shepard Fairey, Damien Hirst and Invader. The print is based on an original painting by all three artists that was recently on view at the Triple Trouble exhibition at Newport Street Gallery.
Troubled Waters is a Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminium composite panel and measures 100 x 145.5 cm. The work is priced at $5,000 (plus applicable taxes) and the edition size is limited to 200 (+ 30 APs). Each print is numbered and hand-signed by all three artists on the label.
In Troubled Waters, Fairey’s tiled papers rigorously blend painterly backgrounds with graphic patterns, and are overlaid with Hirst’s iconic Spot Painting motif of colourful spots organised into a precise grid. These passages are offset by Invader’s pixelated interpretation of Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa, with his signature Space Invader figure seemingly surfing the wave.
“It’s a really unusual piece in that it doesn’t look exactly like anything any of us have done…so it’s a pretty special piece and it came together very organically.” – Shepard Fairey
“[‘Troubled Waters’ is] on the edge of harmony and chaos, which is what we all love.” – Damien Hirst
“‘Troubled Waters’ perfectly illustrates how we worked on the collaborative artworks for ‘Triple Trouble’. It all started with eight works on paper that Shepard sent to London. Damien decided to assemble them to create a large-format canvas, onto which he overlaid his iconic coloured spots. Finally, I added an Invader surfing a pixelated wave, which inspired the title. We got our piece!” – Invader
The print is available by application until 17:00 BST on 14 September 2026. Visit HENI for more details and to apply to buy.
