god, dont chop it up. put it in perspex - harveyn has posted a pic of his recently and it looks amazing.

What do you do with your prints table cloth?

i was negged in march and no one gave a fuck.

i've never sold a print and i've posted alot.

what's the whole point of system anyway?

cut it up and post pics for all to see. better yet, video it and stick it on youtube.

I would send an email to Faile and see what they think.

great idea re: cable...

My god man, don't cut it up! If I was Faile, I'd be very upset at the prospect of someone cutting up my work. IMO, despite the fact that you've purchased the box and are the 'legal' owner, you are really just 'looking after' that piece on behalf of the artist for future generations to admire. By destroying the medium, it takes away from the original purpose of the piece.

I like the idea of hanging it from the roof by a cable. You could put it up against the wall, and then turn it around every few weeks so you can appreciate the different images.

But please please don't chop it up. It's the equivalent of me taking an original canvas and cutting it into squares to stick onto a piece of furniture.

i would pull all the nails out. it would then come apart quite easily, then frame all 4 sides. 4 originals for the price of one.

i actually met the guy who makes the boxes for faile at the show in nyc. he told me how much he charges them per box. i had to laugh since i just bought one for $1500.

Just to give you food for thought.

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Wherever you put it looks great.
I love what Faile are saying about the boxes themselves:

[glow=red,2,300]This is a silkscreened wooden Faile box, strong enough to help you reach the places you shouldn't. Good for standing on, sitting on, serving a cup of tea on, or just for leisurely enjoyment. Each box is an original. Boxes don't come signed mainly because there is nowhere to sign them that feels right. They are a signature in themselves.[/glow]

I kinda like the thought of dismantling it... having not seen one close up... is it put together with nails? If so... you could probably remove the nails and have 6 individual pieces that could be framed together or separate... that would look really cool!

i would just shove it into the corner and chuck my christmas tree on top of it for now, then after christmas put all your decorations in it & stick it in the attic, you wont stub your toe on it any more, and you will still get to see it once a year, result...

You guys tend to sacralize and worship art a lot ! you'd be horrified by the way I stack my paintings or repaint old canvases I've got fed up with etc... I have often stencilled chairs or tables or other pieces of furniture and they are meant to be used as such ! Same for all the leather jackets or suitcases I used to stencil years ago... Putting them in perspex would be strange ! Of course, this means that all pieces of art you buy should be at decent prices and that you should not think of how much you could re-sell them but of how much you paid for them and of how long you have enjoyed them so far. Then divide the price you paid by the number of months of enjoyment and you'll see that it's well worth the price... The problem is that many people only think of how much the piece is worth if they re-sell it ! Sometimes I think art should lose value with time instead of the contrary... Shouldn't "pop" (popular) art remain something that brightens our daily life ? and gets worn out after a while ? Then it's time for another piece... All that implies that art should never reach insane prices, of course... In that respect, "arthothèques" (dunno if you have those in the UK : "art libraries") where you can borrow or hire pieces of art for a given time, are a pretty cool idea... Street art often fights ultra capitalism and yet a lot of "street-art collectors" act in such a capitalistic way !
Posess, own, have, acquire, sell, profit, resell, flip, etc...


photo taken in Lille (France) in 1984 or 85... (no red arrow yet !)

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