Klára HosnedlováShelter

A site-specific sculpture of sandstone and glass, wrapped in a flax-textile pelt and embroidered, on the museum’s Atrium Stair.

For the new Atrium Stair, Hosnedlová made a sandstone-and-glass sculpture encircled by a pelt-like form of flax-based textile and finished with her intricate embroidery, taking cues from Eastern Bloc buildings and old craft techniques. It can be seen from the stair and its landings, from the Lobby up to the Fourth Floor.

Touching on labor, gender and historical memory, it is her first museum project in the United States, made with support from the Danish textile company Kvadrat.

Full details at newmuseum.org