Hosnedlova builds work from textile, stone and hand embroidery that reads archaeological and futuristic at once, and this is her first museum project in the United States. She wrapped a sandstone and glass sculpture in a pelt-like flax textile and threaded it up the New Museum's atrium stair, so it unfolds as you climb rather than resolving in one view. It disappears at the end of the month.
What to expect
A vertical installation encountered across the atrium stair and its landings, so you see it in fragments as you move between floors rather than all at once. The embroidery is fine enough that it rewards stopping on each landing.
Good to know
- You encounter it on the stairs, so take them rather than the elevator
- It is inside the museum, so it needs a general admission ticket
- The 6 to Spring Street or F to Second Avenue are the closest subways
- The embroidery detail is small; stop on each landing rather than climbing through
- It closes at the end of the month, along with two other New Museum presentations
- The facade and plaza commissions outside are free if you only want the exterior works
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Common questions
Is this the artist's first show in the US?
It is her first museum project in the United States, though she has exhibited widely in Europe.
Where in the building is it?
On the Atrium Stair and its surrounding landings, from the lobby up to the fourth floor.
What is it made of?
Sandstone and glass sculpture surrounded by a pelt-like flax-based textile carrying the artist's embroidery.
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