SKYLAR FEIN (b. 1970, New York, NY) lives and works in New Orleans.
In his latest work, Skylar Fein has resurrected the signage of a lost New Orleans, creating works from found Katrina debris. All recreations are products of the artist's scrupulous research using period newspapers, old photographs, written records and other ephemera. As New Orleans builds and rebuilds, recovers and recreates itself, Fein's work raises questions of what's new, what's old, and what's worth saving of New Orleans' cultural foundations.
Fein is represented by Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in New Orleans.