The Museum of Arts and Design is presenting John Procario: Freeforms—Sculptural Explorations in Wood and Light from October 27, 2026, through April 4, 2027. The exhibition marks the first solo museum presentation of Procario’s work and features suspended light sculptures, sconces, seating, and freestanding pieces.
The featured works are created using a process of freeform bentwood lamination, where thin layers of ash wood are bent by hand and bonded into permanent shapes. Embedded flexible LED strips run along the inner faces of the wood, converting the structural material into an integrated light source.
More than 15 sculptural works are displayed alongside supporting materials detailing the artist’s process. The pieces include the Sculptural Seating series, which translates light sculpture forms into sofas and ottomans, as well as the freestanding work Anthropose IV, created with designer Alex Roskin.
Procario developed his woodworking background in his father’s carpentry workshop before studying sculpture, where he began using wood as a metaphor for the human form. He has experimented with integrating LED technology into hand-bent wooden designs since 2012 to test the material’s physical limits.
The Museum of Arts and Design is located in New York City. The exhibition is supported by Todd Merrill Studio, Dedar Milano, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
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