Young Folk Hosts Realms of the Unreal for American Folk Art Museum
April 28, 2017
at Madame X
Photos // Stephen Smith for Art Zealous
Last night, a selection of NYC’s young professionals, art patrons, and artists entered the “Realms of the Unreal,” Young Folk’s annual benefit party. The surreal soiree took place at Madame X in Soho with specialty house cocktails inspired by the works of outsider artist Henry Darger. The intimate upstairs lounge was illuminated by Jennifer Reiland’s video installation, “The Arena,” selected by Young Folk’s Leadership Committee as the winner of their annual art commission.
DJ James Mulry kept the beats going all night, while downstairs guests enjoyed salon-style Polaroid portraits by Brooklyn Film Camera. The event raised funds for the American Folk Art Museum, helping to keep this unique institution completely free and open to the public in the heart of Lincoln Square.
DJ James Mulry spins at the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Elsa Pfaff attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Lloyetta Shun Walls and Karley Klopfenstein attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Rebecca Kaplan and Rachel Heideury attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Elizabeth Kingman attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Nick Pedroso, Paige Helmer, Dora Michey and Brendan Donnelly attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Saunders Ketcham and Elsa Pfaff attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Lloyetta Shun Walls, Elizabeth Kingman and Cara Zimmerman attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Valentin Concha-Nunez and Kathryn Kerns attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Emily Counihan (L) and Rachel Heidury (R) attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Fiona Mai attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Artist Jennifer May Reiland and Anthony Gottlieb attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Scott Ogden, Emily Counihan, Rachel Heiddury and Cara Zimmerman attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Artist Jennifer May Reiland with her video work at the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: NA, Elizabeth Kingman, Lloyetta Shun Walls and Karley Klopfenstein attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Lansing Moore and Kathryn Kerns attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Victoria Hood, Kelly Gardner and Caitlyn Byrnes attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Kathryn Kerns, Lansing Moore, Stephen Powers and Jennifer Lapper attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Kathryn Kerns, Lansing Moore, Stephen Powers and Jennifer Lapper attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Dana Greechan, Alden Hawkin and Marissa Greechan attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Tigist Schmidt and Jamel Robinson attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Tigist Schmidt and Jamel Robinson attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Kristina Adduci, Daniel Schaeffer and Sophia Schneider attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Fiona Mai (R) attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Mike Fabbri and Scott Francis attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Alex Fanning (R) attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: NA, NA, Mike Fabbri and Scott Francis attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: NA, Samuel Leeds and Alden Hawkins attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Anna Hessa (L) attend sthe Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Scott Ogden (R) attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: NA, Alden Hawkins and Adam Dawson attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Caitlyn Byrnes (R) attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Dana Greechan (C) attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Marissa and Dana Greechan attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Fiona Mai (L) attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Emily Counihan (C) attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Samuel Leeds (L) attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Dana Greechan (L) attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Stephen Powers (C) attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Emily Counihan (L) attends the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: Emily Counihan, Samuel Leeds and Daniel Schaeffer attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
Stephen Powers (L) attend sthe Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L, R: Alden Hawkins and Samuel Leeds attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
L-R: NA, Anna Hessa, Elizabeth Kingman and Lloyetta Shun Walls attend the Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)
The Young Folk Annual Benefit Party at Madame X in New York, NY on April 27, 2017. (Photo by Stephen Smith/ArtZealous)