24th Jun, 2026 18:00

Urban & Contemporary Art

Lot 215

Lot 215 - Faile (Collaboration), 'Surgere Supra Bestias NYC', 2013

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Faile (Collaboration), 'Surgere Supra Bestias NYC', 2013

Estimate
£200 - £400

Buyer's premium: 25.00%

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Condition Report

In Very Good Condition
No knocks, tears, or creases to the sheet
One very light soft bend to the upper left corner, this has not caused a crease and should flatten
The work has been stored flat and never been framed

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Lot Details
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Faile (Collaboration), 'Surgere Supra Bestias NYC', 2013, screenprint on 310 gsm Coventry Rag, signed and numbered from an edition of 500, sheet; 112 x 81cm

Auction: Urban & Contemporary Art, 24th Jun, 2026

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Faile

Since 1999, Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller have collaborated under the name FAILE (an anagram of “a life”) to create kinetic, image-saturated paintings, prints, sculptures, and installations. Their democratic street style features fragmented mash-ups of comic book and cartoon characters, advertising and propaganda slogans, bright patterns and colors, and historical and pop cultural references. At the beginning of their career, FAILE’s work appeared on the streets as stickers, posters, and stenciled images. Since then, the duo has enjoyed exhibitions at Tate Modern, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Brooklyn Museum, the Central Academy of Fine Art Museum in Beijing, and the Mima Museum in Brussels, among other institutions. FAILE has also produced large-scale murals and staged participatory public interventions in cities including New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Lyon, France—further blurring the lines between “high” and “low” culture.