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Art | Women Artists Pushing Sculpture Forward, Many Via Clay
CFILE––This article was first published by Artsy shedding some serious light on female artists challenging the field of … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Michael Eden’s Stunning Exhibition in the Rough for Bernardaud
LIMOGES––If you follow hip hop beefs, you’ll know Drake gets a lot of heat from his peers. For those who need a primer, the … [Read more...]
Video | Hitomi Hosono’s Reimagined Wedgwood Jasperware
Welcome back to our periodic Video segment. This week we're featuring Japanese ceramist Hitomi Hosono, who is currently in … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Paul Kotula on Susanne Stephenson, Pewabic Pottery Detroit
The following is an essay by Paul Kotula in which he discusses Susanne Stephenson's retrospective exhibition SUSANNE … [Read more...]
Exhibition | The Haas Brothers’ ‘Stonely Planet’ Takes Over Aspen
ASPEN, Colorado––LA-based artists, twin brothers Nikolai and Simon Haas, elevate fantastical world building to a physical … [Read more...]
Garth Clark | Exhibition: Ruhwald Misses Jorn’s Boat in Albissola Marina
Yes, I am back after a three month sabbatical. It did not dull my teeth. Indeed they are sharper for taking a back seat. Yes, … [Read more...]
Video | Ephemeral Land Art Endures in Immersive 360° Video
NAVAJO NATION––For this Cfile video segment, we dug up this gorgeous, 360-degree immersive video from 2014 designed around … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Subversive Serviceware, Rona Kobel’s ‘Dinner for Sinner’
The following is a essay titled Soup-Plate Lynching by art critic Ludwig Seyfarth with translation by Sean … [Read more...]
Tile | Paved in Porcelain, V&A’s Exhibition Road Quarter Celebrates One Year
LONDON––Celebrating it's first anniversary earlier this summer, Victoria and Albert museum's new Exhibition Road Quarter, … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Practicing for Vesuvius with Quiet Serenity
NEW YORK––Here’s a horrifying sight—a squirming pot. Like Pompeii’s buried Romans, ceramist Lauren Nauman’s clay vessels in … [Read more...]
Sponsored Post | Open Call: Officine Saffi’s Open to Art Ceramics Award
MILAN––Submissions for the third edition of Open to Art Ceramics Award are open until September 21, 2018. The award is … [Read more...]
Tile | Frida Escobedo’s Cement Celosia 2018 Serpentine Pavilion
LONDON––Dark, dynamic cement tile harnesses the copacetic relationship between light, reflective waters and geometry in … [Read more...]
Art | Examining Injustice + Psychology, A New Impetus for Ruby Rumié
CARTAGENA, Colombia––Ruby Rumié's multi-disciplinary work focuses on her research on the locals of Getsemaní, a historical … [Read more...]
Architecture | Olafur Eliasson + Studio Other Spaces’ Submerged Fjordenhus
VEJLE, Denmark––Employing contemporary architecture couched in traditional brick, the semi-submerged structure's convex and … [Read more...]
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We're almost there! By sending sunshine to Cfile.org you're helping us build an enduring legacy for the artists-, students- … [Read more...]
Art | Amanda Chambers’ Historical Narratives in Ceramic
LONDON––U.K.-based artist Amanda Chambers' conceptual wall installation Stilboestrol draws inspiration from the life of … [Read more...]
NewsFile | Garth Clark’s Lecture Heads to Akron + #MeToo
Welcome to NewsFile, our bi-weekly round-up of the latest news and happenings from the world of contemporary ceramic art and … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Beyond Function: The Ceramics of Judith Salomon
CLEVELAND, Ohio––The following is an essay by Christopher L. Richards on Judith Salomon's 2017 exhibition Beyond Function: … [Read more...]
Art | The Second Surface: Cary Esser’s Parfleches
KANSAS CITY, Missouri––In her new series of ceramic wall reliefs, The Second Surface (February 2 – March 24, 2018) at Sherry … [Read more...]
Book | Review: ‘The Shape of Craft’ by Ezra Shales
I played a game in reviewing Ezra Shales’ book, The Shape of Craft (Padstow, Cornwall, UK: 2017. 256 pages). If the author … [Read more...]
Spotted | Primordial Reliefs, 3D-Printed Porcelain + more!
Welcome to Spotted, our latest top-favorites list from the world of contemporary ceramic art and contemporary ceramics. This … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Reimagined Three-Color Ware, Urban Design + Sense of Place
MINNEAPOLIS––Marrying architecture, design and politics, Bobby Silverman's recent group exhibition at Northern Clay Center, … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Mathew McConnell’s ‘February, February’ at Mindy Solomon Gallery
MIAMI––Arkansas-based artist Mathew McConnell wrapped up his latest exhibition February February this July with Mindy Solomon … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Holy Sh*t! Larger-than-life Scatological Sculptures
ROTTERDAM––Absurdly humorous, Gelitin's scatological, immersive exhibition Vorm–Fellows–Attitude at Museum Boijmans Van … [Read more...]
Spotted | Ironic Gilded Trophies, Junk Sea, Wasted Tableware + more!
Welcome back to Spotted, our list of top favorites right now from the world of contemporary ceramic art and contemporary … [Read more...]
Design | Covered in Piss, A Fresh Glaze Technique
LONDON––Working with glazes can be dribbly, goopy and straight-up noxious. Luckily and interestingly, Central Saint … [Read more...]
NewsFile | New Wave Clay, No Ordinary Cup, Ceramics & Glass Fair Closes
Welcome to NewsFile, our round-up of newsy tidbits and happenings from the world of contemporary ceramic art and contemporary … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Actors of Ceremony: Japanese Ceramic + Glass
BASEL––Pierre Marie Giraud gallery showcased a series of glass and ceramics works by Japanese artists at Design Miami/Basel … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Part 2 of 2: Ceramics Now! Faenza Prize + Exhibition
This post is all about the artworks. It's an image-based continuation of our previous Part 1 of 2: Ceramics Now! Faenza Prize … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Subversive Energies, ‘Sterling Ruby: Ceramics’ at Des Moines Art Center
DES MOINES––L.A.-based ceramist Sterling Ruby's recent exhibition Sterling Ruby: Ceramics at the Des Moines Art Center … [Read more...]
cfile.library | Now Gratis: Our Comprehensive ‘R Mutt’ Ostracon 3
First introduced to our campus members in 2017, our comprehensive anthology of critical writing on Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Part 1 of 2: Ceramics Now! Faenza Prize + Exhibition
FAENZA, Italy––Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche's celebrates 80 years and its 60th edition of the International … [Read more...]
Spotted | Baroque Burez, Inscribed Vessels + more!
Welcome back to Spotted, our top favorite finds list from the world of contemporary ceramic art and contemporary ceramics. We … [Read more...]
NewsFile | Hidden Narratives, Vivid Tile Design, a Chainless Bike + more!
Welcome to NewsFile, our round-up of newsy shards from the world of contemporary ceramic art and contemporary ceramics. Let's … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Ghada Amer’s Painted Contoured Figures
NEW YORK––Ghada Amer's exhibition of recent paintings and sculptures at Cheim & Read (April 5 - May 12, 2018) is … [Read more...]