Scott N Andrew

FELT BOOK

2015-2017

The FELT BOOK was a touring curatorial project and interactive online gallery that also featured products and installations by the Institute for New Feeling, Scott Andrew, Nina Sarnelle, and Agnes Bolt. The FELT BOOK began with an exhibition at SPACES (Cleveland).

In July 2015 the project toured to twelve cities on a month-long tour: Recess (New York), Vox Populi (Philadelphia), SEDIMENT (Richmond), The Luminary (St. Louis), Double Double Land (Toronto), The Cave (Detroit), Skylab (Columbus), Threewalls (Chicago), The White Page (Minneapolis), Leisure Gallery (Denver), FalseFront, (Portland, OR), StoreFrontLab (San Francisco), and wǝrkärtz (Los Angeles)

FELT BOOK

Gallery

Storefront display with "FELT BOOK" text, a hanging felt sculpture, a neck pillow, and a small gray object on shelves. Poster of a detached foot and pressure points next to a TV screen displaying a stone-like object, with headphones hanging below. Light wood panel with engraved instructions, a circular outline, a wavy line, and "Institute for New Feeling" text. Four stacks of white paper on a white table, a hand reaches for the top sheet of the front left stack. "Please Take One" is written below. Gallery installation with a large projection of a person smelling a white object, and pedestals displaying small, abstract sculptures. A light brown wooden tray displaying two gray books with orange spines, a clear bracelet on a white stand, and a gray object in a clear box. Gray felt rock in clear box on wood base, connected by black cord to black headphones on clear table. Art installation with four white pedestals, each displaying a unique sculpture, against a bright window backdrop. Two men face each other, connected by a clear plastic tube through their nostrils. One wears glasses, the other a hat. Video projection of a woman with white gloves pulling her mouth, viewed by a dark silhouetted audience in a dim room. Installation with a light wood table displaying books, papers, headphones, and a rock, beneath two textured gray wall hangings. White boxes of "FOMO fbX" tablets and small clear packets of blue pills on a white table with "Please Take One" printed on it. Light gray yoga blocks with "GAIAM" logo, some with textured, eroded surfaces, arranged on a wooden floor. White room with a round white pedestal table displaying small, dark sculptural objects on a light wooden tray. A storefront window display with "FELT BOOK" text, two white felt sculptures, and a small succulent garden. Inside, people mingle. Row of blue dropper bottles with white labels, each bearing a city name, on a wooden surface against a white wall. Large white book sculpture with "FELT BOOK" on the front, "Institute for New Feeling" on the spine, and a plant on a pedestal. Overhead view of a person's red shoes and white pants standing before three stacks of white paper on a white table. Two people viewing a screen and sculpture in a bright, minimalist gallery with other visitors and artwork. Gallery view with a video on a white wall and three white pedestals displaying small, abstract sculptures. White shelf with oranges on a white wall, with orange peels scattered on a wooden floor. Dark, brick-lined tunnel with a large gray beanbag chair. A screen at the end shows a person lying on a stage. Light pink booklets with "ENHANCED DIGITAL DISTANCING APP" text in a black wire holder, with thin white reeds emerging from the top. Gallery storefront at night with various sculptures and screens displayed in brightly lit windows. White room with dark floor, two doors, and two windows with multiple panes, and white steps on the right. Sculpture of human legs and feet emerging from sand in a white box, set against large white-framed windows. Gallery interior with "wərkärtz" on white wall above a TV displaying a textured object; stairs, plant, and sculptures flank it. Gallery installation with a monitor displaying a blue vase, banana, and red vase, above a white table with objects.