Beth Cavener, Hoof Cups, 2017, Carved porcelain, china paints and glaze. 4.9 x 5.25 inches. Value $2,500 each. Gift of the … [Read more...]
Lecture Tour | WITNESS: Garth Clark’s Journey through The Ceramic Art Revolution
A riveting multi-media presentation by Garth Clark is on tour through December 15, 2018. It will be presented in New York, … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Crosses – Lucio Fontana’s Trippy Ceramic Iconography
PARIS — Several examples of late Italian sculptor Lucio Fontana's twisted and askew ceramic crosses and crucifixes are on … [Read more...]
Video | The Music and Rhythm of Clay Drums (plus How to Make Your Own)
I've wanted to do an all-music Friday video post for a while now, but I was looking for the perfect topic. A friend of mine … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Del Harrow Explores Duality of Containment in Vessels, Abstract Figures
ASPEN, Colorado — Emerging artists looking for some guidance often turn to Del Harrow, one of the most erudite and … [Read more...]
Architecture | ‘Roofy McRoofFace’ – Kent’s New Peg-Tile Country Home
KENT, England — Situated on a country hillside, homes like Caring Wood don't come along very often due to some seemingly … [Read more...]
Not Clay, but…| Channeling Desert, Water and Moment – ‘smallstrangething’
SANTA FE — Earlier this June, Santa Fe was treated to a small, but mega-cool, thing featuring a week-long visit from emerging … [Read more...]
Design | Tactually Inclined Porcelain Tableware by Leon Ransmeier
New York-based designer Leon Ransmeier’s minimal tableware collection features handles that borrow the language of … [Read more...]
NewsFile | 100 Years of Ettore Sottsass, ‘The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever!’ and more
Welcome to NewsFile, your weekly resource for newsy tidbits and happenings from the worlds of contemporary ceramic art and … [Read more...]
Spotted | Blue and White Octopi, Miniature Universes and more!
Welcome back to Spotted, our weekly collection of our favorite works from the worlds of contemporary ceramic art and … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Maria Nepomuceno’s Colorful and Curious Environments
RIO DE JANIERO — The following is a broad survey of Rio de Janiero artist Maria Nepomuceno's delightful work featuring … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Encore, Walter McConnell’s Chinamania – George du Maurier’s Cartoons
Last week, Cfile highlighted an exquisite exhibition Chinamania (July 9, 2016–June 4, 2017) at Arthur M. Sackler … [Read more...]
Videos | Animated Vases and the Mythology of Ancient Greece
I love the figures depicted on ancient Greek vases for the same reason I like their mythology. The stories they tell are … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Robert Dawson’s Gothic Clay Paintings, Reimagining Pugin’s Designs
RAMSGATE, England — En Avant (July 14 - September 17, 2017) is a new series of clay paintings by artist Robert Dawson, which … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Thomas Schütte’s Gigantic Figurative Heads and Abstract Garden Gnomes
BERLIN — German multi-disciplinary artist Thomas Schütte's latest exhibition at carlier | gebauer gallery (April 4 – June 07, … [Read more...]
Exhibition | My Country Tis of Thy People, You’re Dying – Examining Contentious Land & Violence
NEW YORK — My Country Tis of Thy People…You’re Dying (March 31 – May 26, 2017) exhibition at Radiator Arts features artworks … [Read more...]
Design | Xavier Mañosa’s Fang Collection, Peculiar Porcelain Table Legs + Vases
BARCELONA — Get a load of ceramic designer Xavier Mañosa’s extraordinary FANG Collection tables with their oak tops and hand … [Read more...]
Architecture | The Welding Institute – NBK’s Mesmerizing Custom Terracotta Slats
CAMBRIDGE, England — The Welding Institute’s warm red, burnt sienna and sky blue-colored terracotta creates a charming and … [Read more...]
Design | Cosmetic + Ceramic, William Edwards’ Ceramic-Inpsired Skincare Packaging
SEOUL, South Korea — These eau de parfum-like bottles and face cream pots are reminiscent of those of my grandmother, which … [Read more...]
Spotted | A Dichotomous Ceramic Teat, Hanging Quilted Plates, a Pillow Pitcher and more!
Welcome to Spotted, our weekly round-up of our favorite ceramic finds from the worlds of contemporary ceramic art and … [Read more...]
Library | South African Ceramicist Hylton Nel: Humor, Form + Narrative Grounded in Humanity
Big thank you to Hylton Nel and The Fine Art Society for submitting this catalog to Cfile. If you are a member, view the … [Read more...]
NewsFile | NYC Art World (still) White, Chart Topping Museums, Job Scoops and more!
Welcome back to NewsFile, your weekly resource for contemporary ceramic art and contemporary ceramic happenings and news. … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Chinamania: Walter McConnell’s Monumental Sacred Piles of Kitsch
WASHINGTON D.C. — American sculptor Walter McConnell explores the West’s near-fanatical fascination with blue- and-white … [Read more...]
Design | Just Stacked – ENORME Studios’ Industrial Ceramic Modular Furniture
MADRID — We're in serious love with these mega-cool stackable benches by ENORME Studios. The company's trio of architects and … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Matthew Raw’s Ceramic Storytelling in ‘Clad’ – The Evolution of British Ceramics
LONDON — Artist Matthew Raw is a storyteller, though instead of reaching for his pen and paper or laptop (like I do), Raw … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Liz Craft and Pentti Monkkonen’s ‘Neue Welt’ – Examining Social Marginalization
BERLIN — We wouldn’t expect anything less from from Los-Angeles-based husband and wife artist duo Pentti Monkonen and Liz … [Read more...]
Art | NUO Hotel Beijing Boasts Impressive Ceramic Art Collection
BEIJING — Contemporary Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi, known for his fleshy Hospital and Meat paintings, has teamed up with NUO … [Read more...]
Design | Marcel Wanders’ Delft Blue + Cobalt Blue Fusion, ‘Blue Ming’
ÍLHAVO, Portugal — Drawing inspiration from Dutch Delft Blue and Portuguese Cobalt Blue ceramics and tracing their shared … [Read more...]
Architecture | Arapiraca – Triptyque’s Blue + White Ceramic PAC MAN Maze
SÃO PAULO — Triptyque’s residential complex building Arapiraca resembles an 8-bit video game — think Pac Man Maze meets … [Read more...]
Podcast | Red Clay Rambler – Twitter, Persian Calligraphy and Ceramics
Our friend Ben Carter of Carter Pottery produced a mega-cool podcast. Listen to Tales of a Red Clay Rambler. Carter states … [Read more...]
NewsFile | Renowned Sculptor Jeff Koons Accused of Plagiarism, Again
NEW YORK — Welcome back to NewsFile, your weekly round-up of newsy tidbits and happenings from the worlds of contemporary … [Read more...]
Spotted | TASTE-y Ceramics, Polka Dotted Porcelain Pumpkins and Gun Wielding Figurines
Welcome back to Spotted, our weekly round-up of our favorite ceramic finds from the worlds of contemporary ceramics and … [Read more...]
Memorial | Barbara Johns – Memorial Celebration Remarks for Akio Takamori
The following is a transcript of Seattle-based art historian and curator Barbara Johns' remarks during an April memorial … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Blurring Lines, ‘Midtown’ Pop-Up Show Challenges Perception of Value
NEW YORK — Chairs you can’t sit in, dim lamps, tapestries that won't close—these are the kinds of objects scattered … [Read more...]
Video | Ceramics Summer Camp: Children Take their First Spin on the Wheel
I thought I'd switch Friday videos up this week and try a subject we haven't really approached on the site before: children … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Shahpour Pouyan’s ‘We owe this considerable land to the horizon line’
PARIS — Shahpour Pouyan’s first solo ceramic exhibition We owe this considerable land to the horizon line at Galerie Nathalie … [Read more...]