1. Mr Brainwash's work sold for five-figure sums at his self-financed debut exhibit Life Is Beautiful, due, it is thought, to a mixture of an overheated and hyped street art market and his endorsements from Banksy and Fairey.
16 Facts About Mr Brainwash
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Mr Brainwash made his Canadian debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011, by placing installations all over the city.
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In 2012, during the Summer Olympics in London, Mr Brainwash made his second show in the UK in the Old Sorting Office, a colossal space in London's West End.
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In 2011, Mr Brainwash headed back to Miami for Art Basel with a new show, Life Is Beautiful: Untitled.
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Mr Brainwash returned to Art Basel in 2013, taking up residency in Gale South Beach on Collins Avenue.
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In 2015, Mr Brainwash returned to New York City to create another mural in remembrance of September 11.
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Mr Brainwash designed 15 different covers for the wide release, singles, DVDs and special edition vinyl.
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Mr Brainwash collaborated with Madonna for her Hard Candy Fitness in Toronto.
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Mr Brainwash designed a digital cover to commemorate this posthumous release.
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Mr Brainwash directed a video for "Divine Sorrow" by Wyclef Jean, featuring Avicii for Coca-Cola and the campaign, which aims to raise awareness and money for the Global Fund's efforts to virtually eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV.
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In 2013, in collaboration with the Hard Rock Hotel, Mr Brainwash did art installations for the Coachella Festival.
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In 2014, Mr Brainwash was a part of Rita Ora's live musical performances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
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At each stop of the Evolution Tour, Mr Brainwash created a one-of-a-kind Mercedes-Benz 2015 GLA.
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In December 2014, Mr Brainwash created an installation for the opening of Hublot's Bal Harbor Boutique in Miami during Miami Art Week, wrapping the entire facade with his work but intervening on presentation stands inside the boutique and even creating a one-of-a-kind Hublot timepiece with a presentation box.
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Mr Brainwash made his major auction debut on May 14,2010, at Phillips.
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Mr Brainwash is shown preparing for a large Los Angeles show.