09.25.2018-12.15.2018
Fire and Clay
Sylvie Auvray, Shio Kusaka, Takuro Kuwata, Grant Levy-Lucero, Ron Nagle, Sterling Ruby, Peter Voulkos and Betty Woodman
Clay is nothing but thick paint, and paint is nothing but thin clay. - Peter Voulkos
Gagosian is pleased to present Fire and Clay, a group exhibition of modern and contemporary artists working with the form of the ceramic vessel. Featuring Sylvie Auvray, Shio Kusaka, Takuro Kuwata, Grant Levy-Lucero, Ron Nagle, Sterling Ruby, Peter Voulkos, and Betty Woodman, the exhibition has been organized in collaboration with the independent curator Fabienne Stephan.
From Mayan to ancient Greek pottery, African clay art to the Arts and Crafts movement in England and the United States, ceramic traditions have long united utility and artistry while shedding light on the needs and cultural values of civilizations. Fire and Clay explores the evolution of the ceramic vessel in art from the mid-twentieth century and the California Clay Movement up to the innovative approaches of the present moment.
Image
STERLING RUBY
Basin Theology/MIOSIS, 2018
Ceramic
53 1/2 x 40 x 41 1/2 in
135.9 x 101.6 x 105.4 cm
Unique edition