Temple by Faile (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover.ÂClean text -- NO writing, NO highlighting to text.ÂHardcover in dust jacket. This book was puchased from a prominent local Graphic Design studio when it liquidated its library. The book inside the case features the studio's name neatly stamped on the edges of the text block and a library card pocket on front free endpaper. A good and useful reading copy. Oversized. Clean text -- NO writing, NO highlighting to text.ÂPLEASE NOTE: Domestic US media (standard) US orders ONLY. NO international orders.…

4to, colour illustrations. A very good hardback copy.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 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. …