Invader (1969) - Miami Map

Rare new and unfolded map of the Miami invasion by French street artist Invader

Limited edition of the 23rd invasion
Sold out
New, never displayed; photos are of my copy
Offset lithograph
60 cm x 42 cm unfolded
12 cm x 21 cm folded
Carefully packed, tracked and insured shipping
Gallery receipt available on request

French street artist Invader officially installed 85 mosaics (across several waves) in Miami and Miami Beach between 2010 and 2012, for a total of 2,850 points

- Official number of works: 85 catalogued mosaics (MIA_01 to MIA_85)

- Waves and period: Installed between 2010 and 2012

- Special project: It was in Miami that Invader launched his artistic project “Art for Space,” sending one of his works into the stratosphere using a weather balloon equipped with a camera.

He describes himself as an AVNI, an Unidentified Living Artist, and always keeps his face covered during his performances.

With a unique style, the artist became known for “invading” cities with his creations, as he puts it: this is the Space Invader project, which involves “invading” urban spaces with space invaders—mosaics drawing on the 8-bit aesthetic of early video games, with their highly pixelated digital characters.

Invader’s approach comes down to three elements: the meeting of mosaic and pixel, the transposition of a video game into reality, and a planet-wide process of invasion.

In addition to the urban aliens, whose number is constantly growing, there are the “Aliases”: unique doubles of in situ mosaics that can be seen in galleries, museums, or the homes of a few lucky collectors. Intended for the art market, “Aliases” are made on Plexiglas panels and include an identity card with information (metadata) about the in situ mosaic: the source mosaic’s ID and photo, installation date and chronological number, address, size, score, etc. Invader documents everything!
Each of his works is unique. His repertoire of characters now includes Star Wars, the Pink Panther, and Mega Man. In Hong Kong, his works evoke martial arts, with red and gold tones reflecting the traditional Chinese colors of earth and fire.
Invader belongs to the same artistic movement as his friends Shepard Fairey, aka Obey, and Banksy, his cousin Mr Brainwash, and artists such as JonOne, Kaws, Seen, JR, M.Chat, Imbue, Pantone, Arsham, Keith Haring, Koons, Cattelan, Murakami, Stik, and many others.