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Summer Block Party (First Edition)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Summer Block Party is a 2025 FAILE sculptural edition of 125, comprising eight individually hand-painted 2 x 2 x 2 inch wood blocks in a custom cardstock box. Finished in acrylic, silkscreen ink, and spray paint on wood, the set assembles into a 4 x 4 x 4 inch cube and ships with a numbered, embossed COA.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Edition of 125. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
This is a rare three-dimensional FAILE release, moving beyond the print format into interactive, configurable sculpture. The eight hand-painted blocks reference FAILE's celebrated large-scale block installations, letting collectors own a miniature version of a signature body of work. The interactive cube format makes it distinct within an edition-driven catalog.
Collector Perspective
Because each block is hand-painted, every set of eight is unique, and the reconfigurable cube offers multiple display faces. As a sculptural object rather than a wall print, it appeals to collectors seeking dimensional FAILE work and complements a print-focused collection.
Historical Context
FAILE's painted wooden blocks are among their most recognizable large-scale works, exhibited in monumental stacks. Summer Block Party translates that installation language into a collectible edition, extending the duo's practice of remixing appropriated imagery across surfaces into a tactile, hand-finished sculptural format in 2025.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned sculpture / object
- Release date
- 2025
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Sculpture | Screen Print; catalog dimensions 4 x 4 x 4 inches; Acrylic, Silkscreen Ink and Spraypaint on Wood.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Edition of 125.
- Signature and marks
- Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering 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: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2025 and attributes the edition to Faile Shop.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- The saved release description references: Custom Cardstock Box. Confirm any original sleeve, tube, box, or backing board copy by copy.
- 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
Is this a print or a sculpture?
It is a sculptural edition: eight hand-painted 2 x 2 x 2 inch wood blocks that assemble into a 4 x 4 x 4 inch cube, packaged in a custom box.
Are the blocks hand-painted?
Yes, each block is individually hand-painted in acrylic, silkscreen ink, and spray paint, so every set is unique.
How is it authenticated?
What does it reference?
It echoes FAILE's celebrated large-scale painted wood-block installations in a collectible miniature format.
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