Shepard Fairey, Damien Hirst & Invader Unite in London for 'Triple Trouble'
Each artist’s signature style is reimagined in new forms.
Summary
- Opening October 10 and running through March 29, 2026, the show is presented in partnership with HENI and curated by Connor Hirst
- Each artist’s signature style is reimagined in new forms across individual and collaborative works
Newport Street Gallery will host Triple Trouble, a major exhibition bringing together Shepard Fairey, Damien Hirst and Invader. Opening October 10 and running through March 29, 2026, the show is presented in partnership with HENI and curated by Connor Hirst.
The exhibition spans all six gallery spaces and presents both individual works and first-time collaborations. Visitors can expect a mix of painting, sculpture, installations and mosaics that blend fine art with street culture. Each artist’s signature style is reimagined in new forms: Fairey’s OBEY imagery, Hirst’s spot paintings and cabinets and Invader’s pixelated mosaics collide in inventive ways.
Highlights include Spin Paintings and spot works overlaid with Fairey’s graphics and Invader’s digital motifs. Another work consists of large Rubik’s Cube mosaics featuring figures from science, music and counterculture alongside pill cabinets, tanks and lightboxes infused with street art elements. A new collaborative mural will also transform the gallery space, combing the artists’ distinctive styles.
Fairey recently took to Instagram to announce the upcoming show and express his thoughts on the collaboration:
I’ve long respected both artists because they are intelligent, conceptual, and relentless in their singular creative visions. “Obsessive” might be too mild a description to convey their drive, focus, and prodigious output. I can relate to them. I also admire risk-takers and troublemakers who can withstand condescending, impolite jabs from supposedly polite society. Those qualities inspired me to collaborate with them even though our aesthetics have no natural overlap or compatibility. A clash of styles in collaboration is a risk worth taking, and creativity can solve almost all problems.
Altogether, Triple Trouble celebrates the individuality as well as legacy of these three influential artists while emphasizing the power of collaboration.
Newport Street Gallery
1, 9 Newport St.
London SE11 6AJ
United Kingdom
