Tele Angeles

Work Summary & Collector Notes

Tele Angeles is a 2018 hand-painted varied edition of 22, made with acrylic, silkscreen ink, and spray paint on heavyweight archival paper at 28 x 40 inches. Carrying a Safety Pins B-Side, each impression is individually worked and signed, stamped, and embossed, placing it in FAILE's premium editioned tier.

Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Hand-Painted Varied Edition of 22. The saved release record describes: signed; embossed / blind-stamped. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.

Why It Matters

With 22 hand-painted impressions, Tele Angeles belongs to FAILE's exclusive varied-edition category where each sheet is unique. The Safety Pins B-Side adds a second image drawing on punk and DIY iconography, and the acrylic-and-spray-paint hand-work on large archival stock reinforces its standing as a near-unique two-sided object.

Collector Perspective

Released at $1,950 in a run of 22, Tele Angeles rewards careful comparison of the individual impression's palette and painterly detail. Collectors should verify the signature, stamp, and embossing, and consider the Safety Pins B-Side as part of the full work when assessing a specific example.

Historical Context

The Tele Angeles title and Safety Pins B-Side reflect FAILE's blend of tele-melodrama, angelic religious imagery, and punk visual codes, all drawn from the duo's collage vocabulary. It sits within the studio's 2018 program of large hand-finished varied editions, their most labor-intensive editioned works.

Documented Release Details

Object type

Editioned screenprint

Release date

2018

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 40 x 28 inches; Acrylic, Silkscreen Ink and Spraypaint; Heavyweight Archival Paper; Signed, Stamed, Embossed.

Edition details

The saved release record describes: Hand-Painted Varied Edition of 22.

Signature and marks

The saved release record describes: signed; 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: 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 2018 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

1. 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.
2. FAILE — official site — FAILE studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official studio site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
3. FAILE (artist collaboration) — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.

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