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Damien Hirst X Invader X Shepard Fairey

Damien Hirst X Invader X Shepard Fairey' gathers 14 HENI prints from 'Triple Trouble', the 2025–26 show at London's Newport Street Gallery. In silkscreens and giclée prints, Hirst's spots, spin paintings, butterflies and cherry blossoms meet Invader's pixel aliens and Fairey's Obey graphics, in pairs and, in one print, all three together.

All Damien Hirst X Invader X Shepard Fairey Works By Damien Hirst (16)

Significance & Analysis

These prints are the collectable record of the first time Hirst, Shepard Fairey and Invader worked together on this scale: three artists, each known for the use of repeated patterns, handing their imagery to one another. Every print joins at least two of them. One release brings all three together, while another pairs Fairey and Invader without Hirst at all.

The exhibition

'Triple Trouble' ran at Newport Street Gallery from 10 October 2025 to 29 March 2026. Curated by Connor Hirst (Damien's son), it filled all six galleries with painting, sculpture, installation and mosaic, down to an Invader placed in one of Hirst's formaldehyde tanks. The original works were sold by application, and print editions followed in stages through the five-month run and beyond.

How the three worked together

'Troubled Waters' shows the method most clearly. Fairey sent eight works on paper to London, and Hirst assembled them into one large canvas and laid a precise grid of coloured spots across it. Invader then added his Space Invader surfing a pixelated version of Hokusai's 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa', which gave the work its title. Hirst placed the result "on the edge of harmony and chaos, which is what we all love".

The print came out in September 2026, after the show had closed, as a Diasec-mounted giclée on aluminium measuring 100 x 145.5 cm.

The pairings

The first release, in October 2025, came from Fairey and Invader: 'Positive Space/Negative Space', an embossed silkscreen on cotton rag paper in four colourways.

'InvadHirst' followed at the end of the month. Twenty Space Invaders, no two the same colour, sit in a strict grid on white, a layout that belongs as much to Hirst's Spots as to the ranks of aliens in the arcade game behind Invader's motif. It is a 21-colour silkscreen, and its edition was fixed by demand during a 12-day sale.

In November came four 'Hope Paintings' by Fairey and Hirst. Each starts from a Hirst spin painting and lays over it one of Fairey's geometric designs, built from symbols such as a dove, chains and his Obey Star. Loose, centrifugal colour sits under precise linework, and the spin disc's circle is echoed in Fairey's peace forms.

In March 2026 Fairey and Hirst turned to the mandala, a form both had used before, in 'Third Eye Butterfly Mandala'. Hirst's butterfly wings, arranged by colour, make up the circle, a motif he has long used to stand for love, beauty and mortality. At the centre sit Fairey's Make Art Not War girl and a third eye. Fairey called the mandala "a symbol of unity and wholeness and harmony for the planet".

Later that month the cherry blossoms were shared out. 'Invaded Blossom' lays Invader's pixel figures over a scene from Hirst's 'Cherry Blossoms', and 'Commanded Blossom' does the same with Fairey's Obey Icon face. Both are gloss Diasec-mounted giclées on aluminium at 120 x 96 cm, the same size as the blossom prints of H9 - The Virtues, and both editions were set by demand.

Does Damien Hirst Appear On Every Print In This Series?

No. The four 'Positive Space/Negative Space' prints (TT1-1 to TT1-4) are by Shepard Fairey and Invader alone and carry their two signatures. 'InvadHirst' (TT2) and 'Invaded Blossom' (TT5-1) are by Hirst and Invader. The four 'Hope Paintings' (TT3-1 to TT3-4), the two 'Third Eye Butterfly Mandala' prints (TT4) and 'Commanded Blossom' (TT5-2) are by Fairey and Hirst. 'Troubled Waters' (TT6) is the only print signed by all three artists.

What Are The Edition Sizes Of These Triple Trouble Prints?

Each of the four 'Positive Space/Negative Space' colourways is an edition of 250 plus 50 artist's proofs, and so is each of the four 'Hope Paintings'. 'Troubled Waters' is an edition of 200 plus 30 artist's proofs, and the proofs were not offered for sale. 'InvadHirst' closed at 1,194 once its sale window ended, and 'Invaded Blossom', also set by demand, closed at 592. The editions of 'Third Eye Butterfly Mandala' and 'Commanded Blossom' were likewise fixed by the number ordered during their sale windows.

How Are They Signed And Presented?

The 'Positive Space/Negative Space' prints, 'InvadHirst', the 'Hope Paintings' and 'Third Eye Butterfly Mandala' are signed by hand on the front by their artists, numbered, and presented in white aluminium frames. 'Invaded Blossom', 'Commanded Blossom' and 'Troubled Waters' are Diasec-mounted panels instead, numbered and hand-signed on a label on the back. 'InvadHirst', 'Third Eye Butterfly Mandala' and 'Troubled Waters' were issued without certificates of authenticity, and their edition numbers were allocated at random.

Does Third Eye Butterfly Mandala Come In Different Sizes?

Yes. Both colourways, blue and cream, were issued in two sizes: small, at 107.1 x 80.9 cm framed, and large, at 226.9 x 167.3 cm framed. All four versions are giclée prints on smooth cotton rag behind UV acrylic and carry the same title, so size is the detail to confirm when comparing listings.