Commission
Rachel Feinstein
Marriage Ring
The Jewish Museum, New York, has commissioned Rachel Feinstein to create a new piece of Judaica for their collection. Inspired by two historical forms—medieval-style architectural Jewish marriage rings and tower-shaped ceremonial spice containers, both represented in the museum’s collection—Feinstein, in collaboration with Ippolita, created Marriage Ring (2023). This fantastical ring, rendered in sterling silver dipped in 18-karat gold, stands almost a foot tall, and takes the shape of a highly ornate castle.
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Rachel Feinstein, Marriage Ring, 2023 © Rachel Feinstein
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Honor
Rachel Feinstein
High Line Plinth
In 2023, Rachel Feinstein was invited to submit a proposal for the fifth and sixth High Line Plinth commissions, to be installed in 2026 and 2027 in New York. She was nominated alongside forty-eight other artists by an international advisory committee of artists, curators, and arts professionals convened by High Line Art. In March 2024, Feinstein’s Castle on the Rock proposal was one of twelve shortlisted by the committee. Maquettes of the shortlisted proposals are on view in the Coach Passage on the High Line at 30th Street from March 19 through June 2024, and the public is encouraged to share their feedback on the High Line website, which will be considered by the curatorial team during the selection process.
Rendering of Rachel Feinstein’s 17-foot sculpture Castle on the Rock for the High Line Plinth. Artwork © Rachel Feinstein
Video
Rachel Feinstein
Yvonne Owens
In this video Rachel Feinstein and Yvonne Owens, professor of art history and critical studies at the Victoria College of Art, Canada, discuss Feinstein’s practice as well as the artist’s new book Rachel Feinstein: Mirror, which documents the eponymous 2022 exhibition at Gagosian, Davies Street, London, and features an essay by Owens. Comprising paintings on mirror and a large stained-wood sculpture titled Metal Storm (2021), the exhibition was animated by Feinstein’s fascination with the human figure and historical and cultural narratives.
Still from “Rachel Feinstein in conversation with Yvonne Owens”
Book Signing and Launch
Rachel Feinstein
Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 6pm
Gagosian Shop, New York
To celebrate the publication of her new book, Mirror, Rachel Feinstein will sign copies at the Gagosian Shop in New York. With intimate dimensions recalling a devotional volume, the catalogue, published by Gagosian, features paintings in oil, acrylic urethane, and charcoal on mirror that reference carved wood sculptures and altarpieces by sixteenth-century German artists Tilman Riemenschneider and Gregor Erhart, as well as a wood sculpture interpreting a drawing by Hans Baldung Grien. During the event, Feinstein will present her new line of rings—produced in collaboration with Ippolita—inspired by Marriage Ring, a fantastical piece of oversize jewelry in the form of a castle she designed for the Jewish Museum’s collection of Judaica. The event is free to attend.
Rachel Feinstein signing copies of her book Mirror at the Gagosian Shop, New York, 2023. Photo: Mauricio Zelaya
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