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Lot ID: 12106
Faile:   Michael Jackson Vanity
 
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Description
Artist: Faile
Title: Michael Jackson Vanity
Style: Contemporary, Graffiti, Street art
Medium: Paintings, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Graphite on wood
Year: 2005
Size: height - 16 in, width - 11 in, depth - 1 in cm
Markings: signed, and Dated verso
Estimate: from US$8,000 to US$10,000

Seller's Description:
Original, unique Faile painting of Michael Jackson on wood
signed and Dated on verso.
Faile are an international collective based in Brooklyn. Formed initially as A-Life in 1999 by Patrick McNeil, Patrick Miller and Aiko Nakagawa, they are widely recognized as pioneers of global contemporary street art.
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      Description: Surface Abrasions / Scratches
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      Degree: Minor
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      Faile is known for the rough appearance of their works. The scuffs and dings on this piece are most likely as the artist intended, however for the sake of full disclosure I want to make it known that there are scuffs, dings and chips as evidenced by the photos
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  • History & Provenance
    • Provenance:
      Private Collection, USA

      Exhibition:
      Upper Playground, Fifty 24 SF gallery, 2005

      Publications:
      Unknown
  • Shipping Information
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      Shipping Weight: 4 lbs
      Framing: No
      Item Location: California, USA
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Biography & Links
Faile Biography
1999
Artists Collective founded by Patrick McNeil (Canadian) and Patrick Miller (American), Brooklyn, NY
2000
Aiko Nakagawa joined the art group
2004
Faile started to get commissions for photography, music videos, fashion, and Murals
2006
Aiko began to focus more on her personal projects
2006
Took part in the UK’s “Spank the Monkey” at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
2007
Collaborated with David Ellis and Swoon to cover the windows, doors, and inside walls of the New Image Art Gallery in Los Angeles, CA
2004-2008
Faile studio opened in New York, NY
Selected Exhibitions
2002
V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Max Fish Gallery, New York, NY
Gas Experiment, Tokyo, Japan
2003
McCaig-Welles, New York, NY
Transplant Gallery, New York, NY
Bob’s, New York, NY
Centre Cultural Es Jonquet, Mallorca, Spain
Bethanien Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
Neurotitan Haus Schwarzenberg, Berlin, Germany
Rocket Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Dazed&Confused Gallery, London, England (solo)
Firehouse 87, Lafayette St., New York, NY (solo)
GAS Shop, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
M3Projects, New York, NY
2004
Weiden + Kennedy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Espai Pupu, Barcelona, Spain
Lab 101, Los Angeles, CA
Break Beat Science Showroom, Tokyo, Japan
X-Girl, New York, NY
Les Complices, Zurich, Switzerland
One Eye Space, Los Angeles, CA
Break Beat Science Showroom, Tokyo, Japan
Mural commission, Diesel Store, Austin, TX
2005
The Room, New York, NY (solo)
Fifty24SF, San Francisco, CA
New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Stay Gold Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Urbis Artium Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Supreme Trading N8 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2006
Shanghai Sculpture Space, Shanghai, China
Fifty24 Gallery, Portland, OR (solo)
Irvine Contemporary, Washington, DC
Mural commmission, Wieden + Kennedy, Portland, OR (solo)
WPA\C, Washington, DC
Swish, Lazarides Gallery, London, England
2007
201 Stanton Street, New York, NY (solo)
From Brooklyn with Love, Lazarides Gallery, London, England (solo)
2008
Poster Resistance 2, New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Street Art, Tate Modern, London, England
Lost in Glimmering Shadows, Lilian Baylis School-Lazarides Gallery, London, England (solo)
Nothing Lasts Forever, 201 Chrystie Street, New York, NY (solo)
Outsiders, Houston and Bowery, Lazarides, New York, NY
2009-2010
Temple Project, Portugal Arte 10, Lisbon, Portugal (solo)
Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
FAILE & BÄST, Deluxx Fluxx Arcade, Allen Street, New York, NY and Greek Street, London, England
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