Museum of Arts & Design New York Acquires Work by Eleanor Lakelin
1st November 2022
Congratulations to woodturner Eleanor Lakelin, whose Column Vessel I/22 has been acquired by the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York as part of their extraordinary permanent collection.
“I’ve loved Eleanor’s work since I first saw it years ago in Miami, but this latest collection feels like a fresh departure into an expansive new territory. This particular institution has the very best examples of turned wood, and woodwork more generally from all the masters— Blunk, Nakashima, Esherick, Maloof, Castle, Prestini, Stocksdale… and look at that. A list of men. This is truly an important acquisition.”
— Christian A. Larsen, Windgate Research Curator, Museum of Arts and Design, New York
This new work was made from the remaining Burr from the Horse Chestnut felled near Reading Gaol, where Oscar Wilde spent his time in jail. The piece will be on view at MAD in 2023, where it will be shown with an accompanying film following the creative process – from felled wood to final installation.
