Earl Grey 2nd
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Invader Reactivation Team Question, by Earl Grey 2nd on Dec 27, 2021 8:52:28 GMT 1, Moved this over as I posted in the wrong thread!
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Ok here's a question for everyone. A few years ago I was given 3 Invader pieces by a friend of mine who owns a gallery out in Miami, after he helped the reactivation team repair broken/stolen/vandalised Invaders around the city (he drove them around the city to the different sites - Invader did a whole series out there). They gave him a number of works as a thank you, and he passed 3 of them on to me as I've helped him over the years with some acquisitions etc. Nothing more than that. I didnt ask for them and he really didnt need to do it. It was just a nice gesture so I just hung them on my wall and really didnt think much of it until another collector friend said I should get them checked out. I've tried contacting Invader and his representation but no replies (not unsurprising as they have always been a little hit and miss). I have the pieces mounted, and have a letter (in french) from the reactivation team and they have holographic stickers on the back that the team use/place behind any Invaders they "reactivate" (replaced/repair). As I'm sure everyone knows, it's hard to remove any invaders work as the glass tiles break.
So...not sure what to make of them. I will keep trying to contact Invader/Orbi to see if I can get any info. Do you guys know anything about the reactivation team? I know Invader does have a team/fans that does this and they acquire the same glass tiles from the same Parisian glass maker but that's it.
DM me! Happy to share all the details I have on the 3 pieces.
Moved this over as I posted in the wrong thread!
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Ok here's a question for everyone. A few years ago I was given 3 Invader pieces by a friend of mine who owns a gallery out in Miami, after he helped the reactivation team repair broken/stolen/vandalised Invaders around the city (he drove them around the city to the different sites - Invader did a whole series out there). They gave him a number of works as a thank you, and he passed 3 of them on to me as I've helped him over the years with some acquisitions etc. Nothing more than that. I didnt ask for them and he really didnt need to do it. It was just a nice gesture so I just hung them on my wall and really didnt think much of it until another collector friend said I should get them checked out. I've tried contacting Invader and his representation but no replies (not unsurprising as they have always been a little hit and miss). I have the pieces mounted, and have a letter (in french) from the reactivation team and they have holographic stickers on the back that the team use/place behind any Invaders they "reactivate" (replaced/repair). As I'm sure everyone knows, it's hard to remove any invaders work as the glass tiles break.
So...not sure what to make of them. I will keep trying to contact Invader/Orbi to see if I can get any info. Do you guys know anything about the reactivation team? I know Invader does have a team/fans that does this and they acquire the same glass tiles from the same Parisian glass maker but that's it.
DM me! Happy to share all the details I have on the 3 pieces.
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Monkey
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Invader Reactivation Team Question, by Monkey on Dec 27, 2021 11:38:57 GMT 1, You got your answer
Reac teams are allowed by the artist to reactivate mosaics and replace them when destroyed but they are not backed by Invader.
They use their own bucks to pay for the tiles and usually have the same source than the artist
16 tiles of 2.4 cms cost 2.4โฌ. I ll let you do the maths
This having been said they are probably top notch replica of real pieces
I m sure some ppl from the miami team are around and will correct me if required
Best wishes all
You got your answer
Reac teams are allowed by the artist to reactivate mosaics and replace them when destroyed but they are not backed by Invader.
They use their own bucks to pay for the tiles and usually have the same source than the artist
16 tiles of 2.4 cms cost 2.4โฌ. I ll let you do the maths
This having been said they are probably top notch replica of real pieces
I m sure some ppl from the miami team are around and will correct me if required
Best wishes all
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Earl Grey 2nd
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Invader Reactivation Team Question, by Earl Grey 2nd on Dec 27, 2021 22:01:53 GMT 1, That's really helpful -- thank you! Was just curious really. They are lovely pieces and happy to share them here if it's of interest, but not really bothered if they are valuable, just really wondered what they were and thought it was a nice gesture of our friend. Thanks guys -- this is so helpful.
That's really helpful -- thank you! Was just curious really. They are lovely pieces and happy to share them here if it's of interest, but not really bothered if they are valuable, just really wondered what they were and thought it was a nice gesture of our friend. Thanks guys -- this is so helpful.
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