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FAILE: A Riot of Existence

November 15, 2024 @ 8:00 am - December 9, 2024 @ 5:00 pm

Exhibition Title: FAILE: A Riot of Existence at [CONTAINER]
Dates: Nov. 15, 2024 – February 9, 2025
Opening Event: Nov. 15, 2024. 5 – 7 pm opening event w/snacks and drinks

FAILE’s recent exhibitions critique consumerism and integrate religious media, architecture,
advertising, and site-specific/archival research. Their upcoming exhibition, “FAILE: A Riot of
Existence,” at [CONTAINER] in Santa Fe, showcases a captivating mix of art forms,
celebrating the duo’s unique talent for combining playful curiosity with social commentary.
FAILE’s fascination with transformation and form is central to its fabric works, which explore
the tension between preserving fragments of the past and weaving them into new stories.
Like layers of posters, beauty ads, and event flyers that cling to the structures of New York,
these works form a dynamic tapestry of time.

In A Riot of Existence, eight towering quilted fabric columns, traditionally symbols of strength
and permanence, are transformed into dynamic, colorful structures reflecting life’s fluid,
ever-changing nature. Each column, composed of myriad fabrics and patterns, represents a
unique fragment of existence, celebrating the complexity of our experiences, memory, and
form. The juxtaposition of rigid classical forms with textured, flowing fabric illustrates the
tension and harmony inherent in the riot of existence. Together, these moments create a
structure that is both robust and intricately beautiful.
Join us for an opening reception at [CONTAINER] from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, November 15th,
2024. [CONTAINER] can be found in the Baca Railyard at 1226 Flagman Way, Santa Fe.

ABOUT CONTAINER
Acquisition-funded art institution meets private collection, [CONTAINER] introduces an
innovative vision for art exhibitions. Introduced by veteran art historians Tonya Turner Carroll and
Michael Carroll, [CONTAINER] brings touring museum exhibitions to the artistic heartland of
Santa Fe, New Mexico, offering collectors an opportunity to purchase artworks by sought-after
artists directly from its institutional exhibitions. [CONTAINER] invites curators to stay in its
dedicated residence, and loans institutions artworks and entire exhibitions free of loan charges.
Since its inception in late 2022, [CONTAINER] has loaned exhibitions to museums across the
United States, Europe, and Asia. Our Swoon exhibition was expanded to become a mid-career
retrospective at the Taubman Museum of Art, before traveling to the Amarillo Museum of Art,
and SAC Gallery in Bangkok, Thailand. Our Nadya Tolokonnikova exhibition continued to Dallas
Contemporary, the OK Linz Museum in Austria, and the Indiana State University Museum, in
various formats.

Details

Start:
November 15, 2024 @ 8:00 am
End:
December 9, 2024 @ 5:00 pm

Venue

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1226 Flagman Way
Santa Fe, NM 87505 United States
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