Faurschou Foundation Opens Private Museum in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
The Faurschou Foundation, founded in 2011 in Copenhagen by Jens Faurschou, has opened a new private museum in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, in December. The space, a former shoe factory renovated by architect Markus Dochantschi, spans over 1,000 square meters and will host rotating temporary exhibitions curated by the Copenhagen team, drawing from the family's collection of about 400 contemporary art pieces. The inaugural show, 'The Red Bean Grows in the South,' runs until April 11 and features works by Danh Vo, Cai Guo-Qiang, Alison Saar, Edward and Nancy Reddin Kienholz, Yu Hong, Yoko Ono, Robert Rauschenberg, Anselm Kiefer, Christian Lemmerz, Georg Baselitz, Paul McCarthy, Cecily Brown, Tracey Emin, Louise Bourgeois, and Ai Weiwei. The foundation aims to increase Western awareness of Chinese art and concepts, and admission is free. The museum is located in a historically working-class Polish neighborhood that has recently seen gentrification.
Key facts
- Faurschou Foundation opened a new private museum in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in December.
- The museum is located in a former shoe factory renovated by architect Markus Dochantschi.
- The space is over 1,000 square meters and hosts rotating exhibitions from the family collection of about 400 contemporary art pieces.
- The inaugural exhibition 'The Red Bean Grows in the South' runs until April 11.
- The exhibition title is from a Tang dynasty Chinese poem, reflecting the foundation's strong ties to China.
- Artists in the inaugural show include Danh Vo, Cai Guo-Qiang, Alison Saar, Edward and Nancy Reddin Kienholz, Yu Hong, Yoko Ono, Robert Rauschenberg, Anselm Kiefer, Christian Lemmerz, Georg Baselitz, Paul McCarthy, Cecily Brown, Tracey Emin, Louise Bourgeois, and Ai Weiwei.
- Admission is free and works are not for sale.
- The foundation has other locations in Copenhagen, Beijing, and Venice.
Entities
Artists
- Jens Faurschou
- Markus Dochantschi
- Danh Vo
- Cai Guo-Qiang
- Alison Saar
- Edward Kienholz
- Nancy Reddin Kienholz
- Yu Hong
- Yoko Ono
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Anselm Kiefer
- Christian Lemmerz
- Georg Baselitz
- Paul McCarthy
- Cecily Brown
- Tracey Emin
- Louise Bourgeois
- Ai Weiwei
- Maurita Cardone
- Omer Fast
- Richard Mosse
Institutions
- Faurschou Foundation
- Faurschou New York
- The Other Art Fair
Locations
- Greenpoint
- Brooklyn
- New York City
- United States
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Beijing
- China
- Venice
- Italy
- Quanzhou
- East River
- Newtown Creek
- New York
- 148 Green Street