Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Faile Print Index
Size Of The Fight Show Print (Shimmering Silver)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Released in 2017 as an exhibition print, the Shimmering Silver variant of Size Of The Fight is a five-color silkscreen on 260gsm French Paper, sized at 24 x 18 inches. The metallic silver register gives the composition a reflective, shifting surface, and each of the 100 impressions is signed, embossed, and numbered.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Edition of 100 / Five Color Silkscreen. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered; embossed / blind-stamped. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
Show prints tie a work to a specific FAILE exhibition moment, and the Shimmering Silver treatment sets this variant apart from standard editions. The metallic ink and embossing register a level of production care that reinforces its identity as a purpose-made release rather than an open-edition souvenir.
Collector Perspective
At an edition of 100 with full signing, embossing, and numbering, this sits in the accessible tier of hand-pulled FAILE work. The Shimmering Silver colorway is the distinguishing feature collectors track, since metallic variants photograph and display differently than flat-color siblings and are easier to authenticate by embossing.
Historical Context
By 2017, FAILE — the Brooklyn duo of Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller — had refined a decades-long practice of layered silkscreen work carrying their signature pulp-collage vocabulary. Show prints like this one accompanied gallery presentations, extending the exhibition experience into a limited, hand-finished object.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2017
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 24 x 18 inches; Edition of 100 / Five Color Silkscreen; 18 x 24 inches / 260gsm French Paper; Signed, Embossed and Numbered FAILE 1986.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Edition of 100 / Five Color Silkscreen.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered; embossed / blind-stamped. 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: By 2017, FAILE — the Brooklyn duo of Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller — had refined a decades-long practice of layered silkscreen work carrying their signature pulp-collage vocabulary. 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 2017 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
What makes the Shimmering Silver variant distinct?
It uses a metallic silver ink register across the five-color silkscreen, producing a reflective surface that shifts with light, unlike flat-color impressions of the same image.
How is this print authenticated?
Each impression is signed, embossed, and numbered by FAILE, dated 1986 as part of the studio's convention. The blind emboss is a key physical marker to verify.
What is the paper and size?
It is printed on 260gsm French Paper at 24 x 18 inches, a substantial weight suited to the metallic ink layers.
