Origins
FAILE (anagram "A Life") born 1999 Brooklyn from Patrick McNeil (1975 Edmonton) & Patrick Miller (1976 Minneapolis) collaboration. Street beginnings with stencils/wheatpasting NYC.
Current situation
From illegal street art to international galleries (Tate Modern, MoMA), FAILE develops sculptural installations, prayer wheels, multimedia works critiquing consumer society.
Place of residence
Brooklyn, NY - permanent studio since 2005.
Graphic style and media
Torn collages, silkscreen, wood/sculptures, window pallets. Pop/punk aesthetic blending comics, vintage ads, visual propaganda.
Exhibition list
Tate Modern, MoCA Strasbourg, Lincoln Center NY, Galerie Daniel Templon Paris, Urban Nation Berlin. M/1 M/6 Berlin projects.
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