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Rachel Feinstein: Folly

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Past Exhibition

Rachel Feinstein: Folly

May 7 – September 7, 2014
Past Exhibition

Rachel Feinstein: Folly

May 7 – September 7, 2014
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Folly marks Rachel Feinstein’s first outdoor art exhibition in the United States. The artist’s installation of three sculptures directly references follies—a type of decorative 18th-century building often found in gardens and parks of the aristocracy. Ranging from eight- to twenty-six-feet high, the sculptures are made of flat sheets of powder-coated aluminum with printed drawings on the surface. In a multistep process, she creates these public works from small paper sculptures. Feinstein steps over the influence of much 20th-century sculpture in her work, and instead embraces the movement and ornamentation of Baroque and Rococo art. These inspirations mark her three sculptures. Flying Ship is influenced by a 17th-century comedy about a fool who strives to journey to the moon; Cliff House is modeled on Parisian stage backdrops; and Rococo Hut samples the architecture of Marie Antoinette’s small cottage at Versailles. The artist’s white structures appear almost as phantoms amidst the greenery of the Park, inviting visitors to stroll through her imagination. “Having this setting, a hidden natural jewel situated within the tall skyscrapers of yesterday and today, will be the perfect backdrop for my theatre, where the real people who occupy the Park every day will stand in as commedia dell’arte performers,” she explains. 

  • About the artist
    Rachel Feinstein (American, b. 1971) was born in Fort Defiance, Arizona, and works in New York. She received a BA from Columbia University (1993), and studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (1993). 

    Her work has been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions, including The Little Black Dress, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah (2012) and a retrospective exhibition Rachel Feinstein: Maiden, Mother, Crone at The Jewish Museum in New York (2019). Feinstein was selected for Artist in Residence project—a collaboration between Gucci and Chatsworth House—realizing work for the Derbyshire, England historic site that will be on view until June 2024. 

    Read more about the artist
  • About the artist
    Rachel Feinstein (American, b. 1971) was born in Fort Defiance, Arizona, and works in New York. She received a BA from Columbia University (1993), and studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (1993). 

    Her work has been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions, including The Little Black Dress, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah (2012) and a retrospective exhibition Rachel Feinstein: Maiden, Mother, Crone at The Jewish Museum in New York (2019). Feinstein was selected for Artist in Residence project—a collaboration between Gucci and Chatsworth House—realizing work for the Derbyshire, England historic site that will be on view until June 2024. 

    Read more about the artist

Folly marks Rachel Feinstein’s first outdoor art exhibition in the United States. The artist’s installation of three sculptures directly references follies—a type of decorative 18th-century building often found in gardens and parks of the aristocracy. Ranging from eight- to twenty-six-feet high, the sculptures are made of flat sheets of powder-coated aluminum with printed drawings on the surface. In a multistep process, she creates these public works from small paper sculptures. Feinstein steps over the influence of much 20th-century sculpture in her work, and instead embraces the movement and ornamentation of Baroque and Rococo art. These inspirations mark her three sculptures. Flying Ship is influenced by a 17th-century comedy about a fool who strives to journey to the moon; Cliff House is modeled on Parisian stage backdrops; and Rococo Hut samples the architecture of Marie Antoinette’s small cottage at Versailles. The artist’s white structures appear almost as phantoms amidst the greenery of the Park, inviting visitors to stroll through her imagination. “Having this setting, a hidden natural jewel situated within the tall skyscrapers of yesterday and today, will be the perfect backdrop for my theatre, where the real people who occupy the Park every day will stand in as commedia dell’arte performers,” she explains. 

  • About the artist
    Rachel Feinstein (American, b. 1971) was born in Fort Defiance, Arizona, and works in New York. She received a BA from Columbia University (1993), and studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (1993). 

    Her work has been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions, including The Little Black Dress, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah (2012) and a retrospective exhibition Rachel Feinstein: Maiden, Mother, Crone at The Jewish Museum in New York (2019). Feinstein was selected for Artist in Residence project—a collaboration between Gucci and Chatsworth House—realizing work for the Derbyshire, England historic site that will be on view until June 2024. 

    Read more about the artist
  • Exhibition Catalogue
    Rachel Feinstein: Folly
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  • Press Release
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  • About the artist
    Rachel Feinstein (American, b. 1971) was born in Fort Defiance, Arizona, and works in New York. She received a BA from Columbia University (1993), and studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (1993). 

    Her work has been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions, including The Little Black Dress, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah (2012) and a retrospective exhibition Rachel Feinstein: Maiden, Mother, Crone at The Jewish Museum in New York (2019). Feinstein was selected for Artist in Residence project—a collaboration between Gucci and Chatsworth House—realizing work for the Derbyshire, England historic site that will be on view until June 2024. 

    Read more about the artist
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  • Photo: James Ewing
  • Photo: James Ewing
  • Photo: James Ewing
  • Photo: James Ewing
  • Photo: James Ewing
  • Photo: James Ewing
  • Photo: James Ewing
  • Photo: James Ewing
  • Photo: James Ewing
  • Photo: James Ewing
  • Photo: James Ewing
  • Photo: James Ewing
  • Photo: James Ewing
  • Photo: James Ewing
Exhibition Support

Major support for the art program is provided by the Charina Endowment Fund, Liane Ginsberg, Agnes Gund, Toby Devan Lewis, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Sorgente Group of America, Tiffany & Co., The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and Anonymous. Substantial support is provided by The Sol LeWitt Fund for Artist Work, the Henry Luce Foundation, Danny and Audrey Meyer, Ronald A. Pizzuti, The Rudin Family, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, and Tishman Speyer. Major exhibition support for Folly is provided by Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York.

Ace Hotel New York is the Official Hotel Partner of the Madison Square Park Conservancy. The art program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The art program is supported in part with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

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