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Faile Biography
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1999 |
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Artists Collective founded in Brooklyn NY by Patrick McNeil (Canadian), Patrick Miller (American), and Aiko Nakagawa (Japanese)
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2004 - 2008 |
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Faile studio opened in Manhattan, NY
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In the space of a few years the Faile collective has become one of the most popular international producers of street-displayed artwork. Eliminating the problem of painting on walls whilst keeping one eye out for the authorities by simply slapping the finished art up as a flyposter, Faile's tremendously appealing work graces brick surfaces across the world. Lacking in aggression perhaps but certainly not passion, the pieces here testify that Americana can always be appropriated and enjoyed on one's own terms. Faile have produced four books featuring art and writing, the most recent of which, Lavender, was released last year. They are the nice guys of the graffiti world, and like all nice guys they will win in the end.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (group exhibition)
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2008
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Tate Modern, London, England (group exhibiton)
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2007
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201 Stanton Street, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
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2007
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Laz. Inc - London, UK (solo exhibition)
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2006
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Shanghai Sculpture Space, Shanghai, China (group exhibition)
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2006
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Fifty24 Gallery, Portland, USA (solo exhibition)
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2006
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Irvine Contemporary, Washington DC (group exhibition)
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2006
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Wieden + Kennedy, Portland, OR (mural commission)
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2006
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WPA\C, Washington DC (group exhibition)
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2006
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Laz Inc., London, England (group exhibition)
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2005
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The Room New York, NY (solo exhibition)
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2005
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Fifty24SF, San Francisco, CA (group exhibition)
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2005
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New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (group exhibition)
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2005
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Stay Gold Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (group exhibition)
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2005
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Urbis Artium Gallery, San Francisco, CA (group exhibition)
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2005
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Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (group exhibition)
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2005
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Supreme Trading N8 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (group exhibition)
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2004
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Weiden + Kennedy, Amsterdam, Netherlands (group exhibition)
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2004
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Espai Pupu, Barcelona, Spain (group exhibition)
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2004
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Lab 101, Los Angeles, CA (group exhibition)
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2004
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Break Beat Science Showroom, Tokyo, Japan (group exhibition)
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2004
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X-Girl, New York, NY (group exhibition)
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2004
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Les Complices, Zurich, Switzerland (group exhibition)
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2004
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One Eye Space, Los Angeles, CA (group exhibition)
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2004
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Break Beat Science Showroom, Tokyo, Japan (group exhibition)
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2004
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Diesel Store, Austin, TX (mural commission)
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2003
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McCaig-Welles, New York, NY (group exhibition)
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2003
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Transplant Gallery, New York, NY (group exhibition)
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2003
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Bob’s, New York, NY (group exhibition)
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2003
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Centre Cultural Es Jonquet, Mallorca, Spain (group exhibition)
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2003
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Bethanien Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany (group exhibition)
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2003
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Neurotitan Haus Schwarzenberg, Berlin, Germany (group exhibition)
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2003
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Rocket Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (group exhibition)
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2003
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Dazed&Confused Gallery, London, England (solo exhibition)
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2003
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Firehouse 87 Lafayette St., New York, NY (solo exhibition)
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2003
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GAS Shop, Tokyo, Japan (solo exhibition)
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2003
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M3Projects, New York, NY (group exhibition)
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2002
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V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (group exhibition)
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2002
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Max Fish Gallery, New York, NY (group exhibition)
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2002
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Gas Experiment, Tokyo, Japan (group exhibition)
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| Literature |
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2007
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Faile, by Shepard Fairey and Roger Gastman. Swindle Quarterly.
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2007
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The burning house: Faile, David Ellis, Swoon, by Carlo McCormick. Sittard: Museum Het Domein.
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2004
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Lavender: a book from the Faile Collective NYC, by Faile. Berlin: Die Gestalten Verlag.
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2003
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Boredom: a book, by Faile. Berlin: Die Gestalten Verlag.
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