Thick as Mud Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington USA February 04, 2023 — May 07, 2023
by Matthew KangasA recent exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery of the University of Washington in Seattle sought to trace ceramics’ origins, in primordial mud and dirt. This is done by spot-lighting several artists mak…
Shio Kusaka at David Zwirner Gallery, New York City
The first striking thing about Los Angeles artist Shio Kusaka’s exhibition at David Zwirner Gallery is the unusual presentation: the pots are placed on the floor on a series of thin square copper plat…
Kathy Butterly at James Cohan Gallery, New York City
Kathy Butterly is a much-celebrated ceramist whose eccentric forms and exuberant colors – and her art-world success with them – mark a notable female extension of the funk humor of Robert Arneson, wit…
British Ceramics Biennial AWARD 2023
by Clare WoodChosen by a panel of leading professionals who are advocates for contemporary art and making, the 10 artists each receive £1,000 towards the presentation of their work during BCB. One of them will be…
Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art.
Hayward Gallery – London 26 October 22- 8 January 23
An exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London, Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art, celebrates the expansive potential of clay for art today. It brings together 23 international artists, from…
Five Fabulous Femmes. Six in Total
This exhibition by the fabulous fems (centuries later) places five artists under the same critical glare as the Renaissance poets as they too, successfully and spectacularly redefine what ceramics and…