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Forbidden Love Remix (Key Foods)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
"Forbidden Love Remix (Key Foods)" is a 2006 varied-edition print of 8, combining silkscreen and mixed media on reclaimed Key Foods poster paper at roughly 35 x 44 inches. Signed by Faile, it applies the studio's forbidden-love theme onto found grocery-store poster stock in a large, mixed-media format.
Collector notes: Key Foods; saved release record states an edition size of 8. The saved release record describes: signed. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
At an edition of 8, this is a scarcer entry in Faile's Key Foods series than the 13-piece Love Remix, and the reclaimed poster substrate makes each impression a unique found-object hybrid. The "forbidden love" motif taps Faile's pulp-romance vocabulary, giving the piece both conceptual weight and the studio's signature narrative charge.
Collector Perspective
With only 8 impressions on variable found stock, each copy differs meaningfully — insist on images of the specific sheet. Confirm the Faile signature and the large 35 x 44 inch format. As with all Key Foods works, the reclaimed poster paper is less archival than fine-art stock, so evaluate wear, edges, and any pre-existing poster damage.
Historical Context
The Key Foods series is a landmark example of Faile printing over authentic reclaimed retail posters, embedding New York commercial ephemera into gallery works. This 2006 "Forbidden Love" iteration continues the studio's fascination with romance and taboo imagery drawn from pulp sources, layered onto found material central to their street-derived practice.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2006
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print | Hand Finished; catalog dimensions 44 x 35 inches; Silkscreen and Mixed Media; Key Foods Poster Paper.
- Edition details
- Key Foods; saved release record states an edition size of 8.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Faile's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: Read as documented context rather than stated intent: The Key Foods series is a landmark example of Faile printing over authentic reclaimed retail posters, embedding New York commercial ephemera into gallery works. This is an interpretive reading of the release context, not a statement of the artist's intent for this specific work. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2006 and attributes the edition to Faile Shop.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Faile Shop. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- FAILE — official site — FAILE studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official studio site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- FAILE (artist collaboration) — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
FAQ
How does this compare to the blue Love Remix?
It shares the Key Foods substrate but is a smaller edition of 8 and uses the forbidden-love composition.
What substrate is used?
Reclaimed Key Foods grocery poster paper, making each impression a found-object hybrid.
Is it signed and dated?
Yes, signed by Faile and dated 2006.
What are its size and edition?
Approximately 35 x 44 inches, in a varied edition of 8.
