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Sever 01
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Sever 01 (2022) is a two-colour screenprint on plexiglass mounted over advertising posters collected from the streets, laid on wood, at 70 x 100 cm. Signed and numbered in an edition of 50, each example is unique: the salvaged street posters vary in colour and composition, so no two assemblages are alike.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: two colours screenprint on plexiglass, advertising posters collected from the streets on wood. 70 x 100 cm, signed and numbered, edition of 50. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
This work embeds actual urban ephemera, layered advertising posters torn from city walls, beneath a screenprinted plexiglass surface. It is Vhils working directly with found material culture, the same billboard-and-poster strata he excavates in his mural work. The variation from piece to piece makes each a genuine one-off rather than a uniform multiple.
Collector Perspective
Despite the edition of 50, the use of unique salvaged posters means every Sever 01 differs, blurring the line between edition and original. The plexiglass-on-wood construction is an object requiring careful hanging. Collectors drawn to authenticity of materials, actual street-collected posters, will value the direct link to Vhils's source environment and the assemblage's mixed-media depth.
Historical Context
Décollage, the art of layered and torn poster fragments, has roots in the mid-20th-century Nouveau Réalisme movement of artists like Jacques Villeglé. Vhils extends that lineage by combining collected advertising with screenprint on plexiglass, reflecting his career-long fascination with the accumulated visual noise of the urban surface as both subject and material.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2022
- 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 100 x 70 cm; two colours screenprint on plexiglass, advertising posters collected from the streets on wood. 70 x 100 cm, signed and numbered, edition of 50; note: each piece is different from the others, they vary in colors and composition.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: two colours screenprint on plexiglass, advertising posters collected from the streets on wood. 70 x 100 cm, signed and numbered, edition of 50.
- 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 Vhils'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 2022 and attributes the edition to Studiocromie.
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 Studiocromie. 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.
- Vhils — official site — Vhils studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- Vhils — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Vhils (Q115823) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
Why is each Sever 01 unique?
Each incorporates different advertising posters collected from the streets, so colour and composition vary across the edition of 50.
What is the construction?
A two-colour screenprint on plexiglass over street-collected posters, mounted on wood, at 70 x 100 cm.
How does it relate to décollage?
It draws on the layered, torn-poster tradition of mid-century Nouveau Réalisme, using real urban ephemera as material.
Is it a standard print?
No; it is a mixed-media assemblage, making each example effectively a one-off.
