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This Is Faile (In Yellow)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
This Is Faile (In Yellow) is a 2008 hand-finished screen print in acrylic and silkscreen ink on Lenox 100 paper, 25 x 34 inches, from an edition of 16. Signed, stamped, and numbered Faile, it is another self-referential work asserting the studio's identity, here in a yellow colorway.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Edition of 16. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
Like the Faile Dreams motif, 'This Is Faile' turns the studio's name into subject matter, functioning as both signature and statement. The yellow variant distinguishes it within the branded series, and the slightly shorter 34-inch height gives it a more compact footprint than the studio's standard 38-inch sheets.
Collector Perspective
Self-titled works are natural centerpieces for a Faile-focused collection, since they encapsulate the studio's mythology. Confirm the yellow colorway and the 25 x 34 dimensions, and verify signature, stamp, and numbering. As a hand-finished edition of 16, expect minor example-to-example variation in the applied inks.
Historical Context
The 'This Is Faile' declaration reflects the duo's confidence by 2008, when their collage brand was fully formed across street and gallery contexts. Rendering their identity in bold color, the work sits within the studio's romance-and-pulp visual world while explicitly foregrounding the Faile name.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2008
- 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 34 x 25 inches; Acrylic and Silkscreen Ink; Lenox 100 Paper.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Edition of 16.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. 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 'This Is Faile' declaration reflects the duo's confidence by 2008, when their collage brand was fully formed across street and gallery contexts. 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 2008 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
Why is it self-titled?
It uses the studio's own name as its central image, part of Faile's self-referential branding.
What are the dimensions?
25 x 34 inches, slightly shorter than the studio's standard 38-inch sheets.
What is the colorway?
A yellow variant within the This Is Faile series.
How many exist?
An edition of 16, hand-finished and signed Faile in 2008.
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