TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION

When FAILE artists Patrick Miller and Patrick McNeil first met with KPM Berlin in 2017, it was still completely open as to what a joint project might look like. It was the contact with Galerie Springmann, however, that quickly made it clear that the joint object would be a porcelain version of an iconic character for the New Yorkers: The dreamy girl leaning against a tree trunk, created for the first time in porcelain, is part of a motif that is well-known in the 20-year success story of FAILE and the international art scene.
SACRED YOUNG MINDS

The special feature of the innovative collaboration between the two partners is the playful combination of the New Pop Art of Miller and McNeil with the traditional craftsmanship and the valuable material of the Berlin luxury manufactory. Together with FAILE, the historic KPM porcelain was transformed into an unexpected form and artistically revitalized. The result is an object created to perfection, which triggers a special desire among art lovers, porcelain enthusiasts and collectors.
EXCLUSIVE ARTIST PREMIERE

On Saturday, October 6, 2018, an exclusive circle of art enthusiasts and collectors gathered in the halls of the Berlin porcelain manufactory to attend the unveiling of the mystical porcelain sculpture SACRED YOUNG MINDS. The sculpture combines the craftsmanship of KPM Berlin, which has a tradition stretching back over 260 years, and iconographic art from New York in a previously unseen way.
 
The object was available in a strictly limited, individually designed edition of 24 + 5 individual Artist Proof copies and a matching box designed by the artists.
 
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"With KPM+, we have created an institutional contact point for our manufactory, through which we enter into an exchange with very different contemporary artists and designers, literally think outside the box and work together on how the traditional material porcelain can be interpreted. The collaboration with FAILE now marks our first transatlantic cooperation, which has resulted in a uniquely beautiful and iconic sculpture," says Jenja Carow, Head of Marketing at KPM Berlin.

PICTURES: Holger Talinski