Claire Partington: Tea and Postcolonial Retribution
by Matthew KangasFor some time now, London-based ceramic sculptor Claire Partington has been examining the intersections between historical English and continental ceramic figures and the empires that loved them.
East-West Cultural Fusion
It was the first time China has held an international exhibition of contemporary ceramic art of such high profile. In the context of the blending and interaction of civilization, as globalization deep…
Kaneko
These works were part of what is the best exhibition of Kaneko’s ceramics I have seen. And I have seen plenty. Kaneko is one of the field’s most prolific exhibitors. He can maintain this pace because…
The Art of Threatened Species
by Cathy FranziFor the two-year project I was aligned with the Senior Threatened Species Officer charged with monitoring these species, giving me time to see the orchids in the wild through two growing seasons. I le…
Mission Impossible: Intonation – International Clay Symposium
The Deidesheim Symposium is unusual; uncommonly private, personal, international, small and familiar. Terms which seem to be contradictory but successfully give a description of what it is. Every year…
In an Ideal World: the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM)
If clay is a wonky mirror made of mud, forever fixed by an attentive fire, then the 2019 Sidney Myer Fund Ceramic Award is a hall of mirrors; at once reflecting the makers, the selectors and the judge…