[Coach]

Passed on the print. Just didnt do it for me I am afraid.
Missed out on the book, which, looking at the pics, and reading the q&a's on the website, look like a great buy.
Congrats to those that got either!
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[digitalkid]

Having looked at paper monster the book looks ok but the F'ing print looks the DOGs. Well chuffed to have a nice Faile which will be a sure favourite with people who do not like comics on their walls.

Framing ideas

[They call me Stephen]

loved this image at the past faile london show but it just doesn't do it for me as a print...would rather save my money for a faile 'my confessions' (1st paper monster faile print)

still just my $0.02....congrats to those who bought it and love it

[daveart]

Took me a while to let the image rattle around in my brain. After some comparisons to jasper johns i have to point out another flag from the pop era and had to find an image of it. The Faile flag strikes a modern and as others have noted american indian interpretation of the flag. Take a look at this lichtenstein from the Forms in Space series.

Same number of red stripes. faile flag has a bit more angel. overall though.. enough of a comparison to warrant a look.

www.coskunfineart.com/details.asp?workID=329

the lichtenstein version will probably set you bak $60K US. so i'll stick wiith the faile verson for now.

[notworthit]

Oct 23, 2009 0:13:37 GMT 1 digitalkid said:

Having looked at paper monster the book looks ok but the F'ing print looks the DOGs. Well chuffed to have a nice Faile which will be a sure favourite with people who do not like comics on their walls.

Framing ideas

I'd hazard a guess that 98% of these go floated in a white box

[raiden]

Is it just the site it buggy, or are they still popping up? I just logged on and it had the buy window again. Are they slowly releasing these?

I do think Faile is poised for big things stateside with the new American agent and all. Could see Faile jump to Banksy, Kaws and Murakami (though I'm sure plenty of people will argue he's there)

I personally like the print.

[bigwilly]

Oct 23, 2009 0:35:13 GMT 1 raiden said:

Is it just the site it buggy, or are they still popping up? I just logged on and it had the buy window again. Are they slowly releasing these?

I do think Faile is poised for big things stateside with the new American agent and all. Could see Faile jump to Banksy, Kaws and Murakami (though I'm sure plenty of people will argue he's there)

I personally like the print.

still popping up, but I don't ever see Faile jumping to Banksy, never.....

[linkd95]

one sold for £400

[otomi]

does anyone has pictures or info about the first of their four books?

[aginghippie]

Oct 23, 2009 0:54:31 GMT 1 @bigwilly said:

still popping up, but I don't ever see Faile jumping to Banksy, never.....

I wouldn't put money against that. If Faile takes off seriously in the US, and they could easily, they would leave Banksy behind. Banksy tends not to do that well in the US with the mainstream collectors.

[bigwilly]

Oct 23, 2009 1:47:30 GMT 1 aginghippie said:

Oct 23, 2009 0:54:31 GMT 1 @bigwilly said:

still popping up, but I don't ever see Faile jumping to Banksy, never.....

I wouldn't put money against that. If Faile takes off seriously in the US, and they could easily, they would leave Banksy behind. Banksy tends not to do that well in the US with the mainstream collectors.

put your money where your mouth is....I'll take that bet any day of the week....I grew up in Williamsburg and when I go home to visit and I ask anyone in the neighborhood if they know who Faile is they have no clue to who they are or what they do.... If I ask if they know banksy they always say yeah the guy that does the rats....

I'll bet 1000 pounds

[raiden]

I personally agree that Banksy will always eclipse Faile in popular consciousness, but the difference would be if Faile makes the ellusive urban art transition to NY Art Establishment and Big Money Wall St. Big Wig walls (the two being somewhat synonymous)

Admittedly I'm probably leaving people out cause I'm not thinking too hard about it, but Murakami, Kaws, Banksy and distantly Shep (originals only), are among the few urban art stars who have crossed over from popular tastes in the urban market to "NY society collectors," though I realize that's a generalization as there are people like Dash Snow who basically started out as a "NY society collector" darlings, but then subsequently gained urban art status.

Faile looks poised to make the transition as well and seems uniquely situated to make the jump - being that the collective is native to NY and just got new NY representation.

Banksy and Shep, however, seem intent on not becoming solely "institutional" and have made deliberate moves to remain accessible to the people - from Sheps $50 prints and Bansky releasing via lottery and well below market.

[Winter]

Still available

[Daniel Silk]

Oct 23, 2009 7:20:20 GMT 1 Winter said:

Still available

SOLD OUT at the moment - papermonster.net/item.php?item=92

But I guess some might still pop up from orders not completed

[red]

f5 and bingo just bagged one - well happy!

[weeble]

right, come on... which one of you lot has got yours on ebay already!...

cgi.ebay.co.uk/FAILE-STAR-SPANGLED-SHADOWS-LIMITED-EDITION-PRINT_W0QQitemZ170397792401QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_art_prints_GL?hash=item27ac7ff891#ht_500wt_1182

unbelieveble.

[silvermyn]

I hope that when these prints land the sellers will have a good look at them and regret flogging for a lousy £20 - £40 margin. I think these will be pretty damned good in the flesh.

[linkd95]

It will be interesting to see how much they go for on ebay, 2 have now sold for £400 so i guess if your gonna get one in the secondary market thats the price mark.

[edcase]

Well, I stopped buying prints a long time ago, but this is the first I've bought in a long, long time. I think it's great, and incredibly priced.

As for Faile not being known in Williamsburgh, WTF, are you serious?! Who are you asking, your grandparents?!

All I can say is their works are FIAC are going down VERY well with the high-end contemporary crowd. I think we've only seen the tip of the iceberg in the Faile legacy, especially now Aiko is back on board.

[James Smith 77]

So its official that Aiko is back?

[linkd95]

Aiko is a great artist, prefered when she was in faile though.

[edcase]

Oct 23, 2009 15:32:28 GMT 1 James Smith 77 said:

So its official that Aiko is back?

Note sure about 'official' or if it's permanent, but my understanding is they've been working together in the studio.

I don't believe any of these +/- movements within the Faile collective have been announced as such; Bast, Aiko etc. The only constant has been the two Patricks.

[silvermyn]

I must admit I'm not too keen on the AIKO pieces but she seems to bring a lot to Faile as part of the collective. The feminine touch has been missing from Faile lately IMO.

[graffalo]

Prints still seem to be popping up. Be interesting to see some new work if Aiko is back on board.

[nex]

lol she's not (and that's not a picture of her)

[otomi]

what picture?

[graffalo]

You mean the one on the Papermonster blog helping with the printing? Clearly not her.

[taco]

Oct 22, 2009 19:28:18 GMT 1 walters said:

Oct 22, 2009 19:14:08 GMT 1 Argiebaji said:

I agree a great image...really like this one and is it nearly a meter in length...!!?

f**k! i never considered the size.the framings gonna criple me.
might pretend it's a james baker and try and get the 25% off from mister frameman.

70x100 ikea £19.99 will have to do for now...

[veralynn]

Don't compromise.....

[digitalkid]

Like vera said do not compromise this print will be a future classic Faile imo..