Faile Temple - New book release February 25th 2012

[ncewnimw]

According to Amazon, Faile will release a new book through Gestalten on February 25th 2012.

Sorry, can't copy paste the link with my IPad.

Book Description
Publication Date: February 25, 2012
The latest book from the vanguard American urban artists.
The duo of American artists known as Faile have established themselves along with Banksy and Shepard Fairey as the leading figures in urban art. They are best known for their prints, graphic design, and paintings, which have been exhibited in museums and have been sold successfully by renowned galleries such as Gagosian and Lazarides. Their monograph Faile: Prints + Originals 1999-2009, which we released in the fall of 2010, sold out immediately after it was published.
Now, Faile Temple presents the New York-based artists' most complex and ambitious project to date. For the Portugal Arte 10 festival, they created a largescale, temporary installation of a temple on Lisbon's Praça de Restauradores. Although inspired by the ruins of a Baroque chapel, its decorative frescoes and sculptures feature familiar elements from Faile's contemporary oeuvre.
The temple project gave Faile a unique opportunity to reinterpret and delve deeper into the core themes of their art--consumerism, globalization, and the tension between classical art and the profane.
Faile Temple not only documents the finished project in all its fascinating detail, but also features images of its construction and installation as well as pieces that inspired its design. An insightful text about Faile's work by the art journalist W. Ian Bourland rounds out the publication.

[Daniel Silk]

Sounds good did we ever find out what happened to the Temple?

[pinballwizard]

Definitely pumped for this!!!

[fielder]

No doubt there'll be at least one special edition.

[maadbeats]

They should have a pop up of the temple in the middle of the book

[dime683]

Dec 28, 2011 20:42:17 GMT 1 Daniel Silk said:

Sounds good did we ever find out what happened to the Temple?

its in storage.

[bomber88]

Regular edition (February issue) can be ordered now from Gestalten. Check out:

shop.gestalten.com/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/4620

No mention of any signed or special editions as yet that I can see.

[chaturz]

its only £24 on amazon with guaranteed pre-order price

[pinballwizard]

man I want a ltd edition of this!

[ilmambo]

FYI there won't be any special edition of this book, on a side note the print run is limited to 750 pieces (not numbered).

[pinballwizard]

So there are only 750 of the books??

[ilmambo]

Jan 27, 2012 2:09:46 GMT 1 pinballwizard said:

So there are only 750 of the books??

yes, Gestalten told me so.

[pinballwizard]

amazoned it!

[hairbland]

nice find, on Amazon, had enough Amex points it was free, even better! Will be like getting a late Valentine's present.

[mouser]

Unsigned version arrived this morning from amazon

[adewilliams]

what an absolutely brilliant project. I had forgotten how good it is/was. Looking forward to the book.

[mmmike]

Feb 10, 2012 14:52:09 GMT 1 mouser said:

Unsigned version arrived this morning from amazon

Can you post some pics of the inside of the book? Interested to see the contents.

Not sure if I'll buy one or not. I really liked their last book but I'm not sure I want a whole book about the temple.

[illu2305]

you can get the normal edition for €. 35 at the gestalten page

[pinballwizard]

Man I want the studio edition!!!

[warsawproject]

Feb 10, 2012 15:42:55 GMT 1 pinballwizard said:

Man I want the studio edition!!!

+1

That's a real good price for a signed book too!!

[craigf]

I love art books, have all the versions of the Faile lavender books, a one off of the last release and the artist edition. I think I need to add this to the collection

[sal]

here is a nice video of what the book is about (from another thread I just dug out):

[chrispa]

amazon.co.uk have already shipped my Faile Temple Book

[pinballwizard]

Here's a close up of the tiles. What size are we thinking they are? 4x4? 6x6?

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[fingerz]

wouldnt mind a studio edition of the book

[sakyamuni]

glad i saw it in Lisbon, was really great to visit. I think i'll get one book too

[pinballwizard]

any idea on tile size?

[ilmambo]

book size is 30.5x22.9 cm so I'd say the tile's 10x10 cm.

[mouser]

Feb 10, 2012 15:26:57 GMT 1 mmmike said:

Feb 10, 2012 14:52:09 GMT 1 mouser said:

Unsigned version arrived this morning from amazon

Can you post some pics of the inside of the book? Interested to see the contents.

Not sure if I'll buy one or not. I really liked their last book but I'm not sure I want a whole book about the temple.

Glossy pics of the temple project, not much worth photgraphing that'd make sense, mainly 1 big pic per page with minimal writing.