The Gothic Folly Opening
Music/Party
When
- Sunday, Aug 307:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where
11:15 5300', Open Playa
11:15 5300', Open Playa · open full map →
Directions
1.94 mi · 42 min walk · 16 min bike
From
6:00 & H
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- 1Take 6:00 toward the Man to Esplanade · 0.49 mi
- 2Head across the open playa to The Gothic Folly Opening, straight toward the Man (bearing 30°) · 1.45 mi
- ●Arrive: The Gothic Folly Opening · 11:15, open playa
1.93 mi as the crow flies. Radials every :15, walking ~2.8 mph, biking ~7.5 mph. Open the live compass map →
About The Gothic Folly
Alex Noerpel & Hunter Keene · New York, NY, United States
A monumental open-air cathedral rises from the playa as a skeletal framework of towers, arches, and luminous panels. The structure evokes both a gothic ruin and a futuristic folly, blending sacred architecture with raw industrial materials. By day, sunlight passes through colorful translucent panels that resemble stained glass, casting shifting color across the desert floor. By night, integrated lighting transforms the framework into a radiant beacon of light and geometry visible across the playa. The installation represents a temporary cathedral for Black Rock City: a place where monumental architecture, light, and the desert landscape combine to create a shared space for collective presence and interactivity.
More at The Gothic Folly
- Luminescent GrandSun 8:00 PM
- Big Bunny Art Car at The Gothic FollyTue 12:00 AM
- The Pink Spot PartyTue 12:00 AM
- The Ephemeral WhimsyTue 6:00 PM
- Days Before FormationsTue 9:00 PM
- Black Rock PhilharmonicWed 5:00 PM
- Black Rock PhilharmonicWed 5:00 PM
- The Folly's BreathThu 7:30 PM