Mosaic made of glass paste under plexiglass with its original packaging, from strett artist Invader
Dimensions: 16 x 20 cm
Numbered out of 150 copies
Distributed through Invader’s Space Shop in 2006, Invasion Kit #5 (Invader Kit number 5, IK5, or "Atari") exists in 150 numbered but unsigned copies. It is made of glass-paste tiles rather than mosaic tiles.
Starting in the year 2000, the street artist Invader began selling ready-to-use invasion kits on his website. These are artworks—pre-assembled mosaics made of around one hundred tiles, packaged in protective anti-static bags, ready to be installed anywhere one wishes. The original intention was to allow anyone to take part in the invasion, giving everyone the possibility of having an Invader piece at home, in their street, or on their building. The kits even bear the inscription “Bonne invasion.”
However, because these invasion kits were produced in limited quantities, each with a unique identifying number—and some even signed by the artist—they have become collectible objects whose value has steadily increased, especially over the past four or five years. Very few have actually been installed in public spaces, and they now exist primarily in private collections.
More information about Invader
To read on our blog:
-Triple trouble exhibition in London, Invader, Hirst, Fairey
-Stolen Invader artwork at Julien's Auction
-Disappearance of a mosaic in Anglet
-New Invader invasion in Amiens, France
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