Calm Contortion Wine Cooler

Ndidi Ekubia (born 1973)

Ashmolean Museum

2008

The Ashmolean was one of five museums to win a share of £75,000 to buy their selected object thanks to Art Fund Collect, an initiative aimed at championing contemporary craft and increasing its presence in UK collections. This large-scale, tactile vessel is made from hammer-raised Britannia silver. Manchester-born Ekubia is recognised as an outstanding young talent, following in the footsteps of renowned silversmith Hiroshi Suzuki.

• Medium: silver
• Art Fund Grant: £28500 ( Total: £28,500)
• ArtFunded in: 2010
• Vendor: Adrian Sassoon

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