![SKYLAR FEIN Algonquin Hotel [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_2020,h_1160,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/212b54d7b6f9f91dd33616179d5fbded.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Area [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/ffb36c7533dbe4e2f09bc035f3b56a1a.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Beatrice Inn [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/bde023ea5a73440bcc818105f686d096.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Bell System [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/e31459e9b9e2797a0217512da5a669e1.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Busted [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/d4fb83cbc6b28daaa3b57dbab0b575c4.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Capitol Records [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/27b3730b223f9d20a9769fc75112509f.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Elaine's [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/4eeb2356a66d857d3064dc074f824abb.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Eveready [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/6b9e1f71c25ccadb615ae077e3330380.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Horn & Hardart Automats [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/ad7d1a133592ece02941245b6b39fe7a.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Limelight [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/f1980770ec05638a33594fd744467fee.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Max's Kansas City [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/f901476295214180f0aab66ee96745a1.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Nell's [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_2020,h_1160,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/c4ed488befa54bc3baf0d17692aba84b.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Nell's [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/83cc6d3edc4955f9c00fd6e0e6be7992.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Rawhide [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/1215248fd76ef3a1b1c6c5d3198584f3.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Restaurant Florent [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/1fb3c46f92c9bdc6ccbc76735876cd04.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Russian Tea Room [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/9becf1d8aa61ebdd604010c94ccd7d8d.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Special Offer [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/cb14c07326114c737fec3ce815ad473f.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Studio 54 [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/ca8822d120b069f68174201e80f68c6e.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Thank You Call Again [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/6629c07ed37485a2ee64f24a4f856e39.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN The Gutter [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/76d50955ec263f504081641f774b5444.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Under the Pier [interior view], 2016](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/47431fd8e26f0a4014bccbe44c908380.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Prepare Yourself for a Bright Future [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/c9af281fafcbfc8a45fb00a8cd60e658.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Pepsi-Cola [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/6cc32ec497d340b3d0f89c86025cd078.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Auto Mechanics Needed [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/b3abd536cc167de086b1d69b782bc0df.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN 1000 Stamps (Prince Charles, Lady Diana) [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_2020,h_1160,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/321bb1b40f2788c18727fd1124f637f1.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN 7up [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/098381db9e342513d364a60dfc273874.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Rock Island [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/c1a401b4908869376a38c76e112f5879.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Aspirin [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/3afd6416c3b747beee6ce9b2a53206d3.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Budweiser [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/358ae3ffc306ab682b7ac90cb278ff04.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Coca-Cola (Snow) [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/89b7cd7f57ed2c70597f4a969376b1aa.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Crisco Disco [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/6a575a0dc3e4e08fd0d85ed3d2592783.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN IBM [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/76710382992f7aca210036b4e275df0e.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN King Edward Cigars [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/f1bb16cdcf91c2dd2dea2994535d3b58.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Looking for Something? (Use the Yellow Pages) [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/76be1b1781c7c60453f61424d311115b.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Marlin [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/30d376a08ae8b69ce06d6620c46ca593.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Pepsi (Think Young) [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/503b2837a45d56ee93ab9ae7fc3000a1.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN Happiness Is [interior view], 2015](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/9b12a67820acbd5275da2b553249152a.jpeg)
![SKYLAR FEIN 1000 Stamps (Eleanor Roosevelt) [interior view], 2014](https://img.artlogic.net/w_1010,h_580,c_limit/exhibit-e/5493565707a72c7342335013/d28fbb589ac6f95b83cc71ee9b3cd6c6.jpeg)
SKYLAR FEIN
artist statement ||| Giant Metal Matchbooks
Why matchbooks? It reflects the artist’s love of pop culture, its vibrancy and also its accidental depth and poignancy. “A common object is a perfect meeting place.” That’s a Claes Oldenburg quote, and it’s still true—the most banal objects, aren’t.
Obviously Claes Oldenburg’s giant sculptures are forerunners, along with a dash of Warhol’s Brillo boxes and a side of "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids." The aluminum matchbooks open up, revealing—yes, giant wooden matches, with realistic (rubber) match heads.
Do they light? Not exactly. But they burn.