SANTA FE—In a recent exhibition, North Carolina-based artist Daniel Johnston presented two installations of large ceramic … [Read more...]
NewsFile | UPDATED Alex Chinneck’s Twisted Chimneys, SOFA Chicago + more!
Welcome back to NewsFile, our weekly round-up of newsy tidbits and happenings from the worlds of contemporary ceramics and … [Read more...]
Podcast | Casita Confessions with Garth Clark + Cannupa Hanska Luger
Welcome to Casita Confessions with Garth Clark, Cfile’s new podcast featuring off-the-cuff conversations between Garth and … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Pakui Hardware’s ‘On Demand’ – Subjugation in the Automated Age
BERLIN—Grafted fleshy biomorphic forms set an unsettling tone in Pakui Hardware's exhibition On Demand at EXILE Gallery (July … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Babak Golkar’s Hidden Artworks + Vessels to SCREAM Into
Canadian artist Babak Golkar’s latest body of work Time Capsules—mysterious forms composed of taxidermy, ceramics, 3D printed … [Read more...]
Pop-Up Shop | Amy Santoferraro’s Ruminations on Macaroni
Hey Ceramophiles! I am honored to introduce this week's Pop-Up Shop resident Amy Santoferraro. At NCECA 2017, I purchased one … [Read more...]
FotoFile | Your #Claybyday Studio Submissions + Our Top Picks!
A big thank you to everyone who participated in our #claybyday end-of-summer fun event. We've selected our top favorites from … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Art Integration, Sarah Crowner’s Large Tile Installations
New York-based artist Sarah Crowner's most recent exhibition, which wrapped up earlier this year, Beetle in the Leaves at … [Read more...]
Spotted | UPDATED The White Edition – Twisted Forms, Fungal Vessels and more!
Welcome to Spotted, our bi-weekly must-see list from the worlds of contemporary ceramic art and contemporary ceramics. In our … [Read more...]
Library | Cfile.Library Throwback: What to Flip Through This Week
Hey Cfilers, How about spending this Autumn weekend revisiting a few of these incredible ceramics exhibition catalogs from … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Not Clay but…A Massive Wave of Lustrous Glass Bricks
MONTPELLIER, France—This monumental sculpture by Jean-Michel Othoniel is like a frozen pixelated wave just before it breaks … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Production + Perversion in Steinar Haga Kristensen’s Brown Period
BREST, France—Norwegian artist Steinar Haga Kristensen's latest exhibition La Période Brune just wrapped up at Centre d’art … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Meeeow! Judy Chicago’s Pussies and Hrosvitha Dinner Plates
SAN FRANCISCO—While in the Bay Area late last month, I had the opportunity to see an exhibition by fellow New Mexico-based … [Read more...]
Architecture | Renzo Piano’s Pearlescent Ceramic Discs at Centro Botín
SANTANDER, Spain—Straight out of The Jetson's, Renzo Piano's hyper modern Centro Botín art center, which opened this summer, … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Postcolonialism + Pawns, a Throwback to Olu Oguibe’s ‘Game’
ALBISOLA, Italy—An appropriate throwback amid a time of burgeoning authoritarianism, we take a look at Nigerian-born American … [Read more...]
NewsFile | UPDATED Alvar Aalto Medal Winner, ‘Urban Potters’ and more!
Welcome to NewsFile, our bi-weekly round-up of the latest news in the worlds of contemporary ceramics and contemporary … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Mitsukini Misaki’s ‘Earth from Sky’ Evanescent Vessels
NEW YORK—Japanese artist Mitsukuni Misaki's first solo exhibition outside of Japan Earth from Sky: Stoneware Works by … [Read more...]
Podcast | Casita Confessions with Garth Clark + Gustavo Perez
Welcome to ‘Casita Confessions with Garth Clark,’ Cfile’s new podcast featuring off-the-cuff conversations between Garth and … [Read more...]
Architecture | Drexel University’s Hillel House’s Menorah Abstraction Brick Facade
PHILADELPHIA—Drexel University's Hillel House features a unique facade. Designed by Stanley Saitowitz's Natoma Architects, … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Virtuosity + Quiet Subversion, Gustavo Perez at Peters Projects
SANTA FE, New Mexico—As a partner to Garth Clark’s reviews of Gustavo Perez’ Gustavo Perez’s Autorretrato (Self Portrait) at … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Gustavo Perez: Most Overwhelming Exhibition of the Decade
Mark Del Vecchio and Garth Clark have co-curated an exhibition of 6 “lines” and 78 ceramics for an exhibition at Peters … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Introspection + Identity Through Anna Maria Maiolino’s Oeuvre
LOS ANGELES— Mounds of oversized hand-rolled, unfired coils, braids and vermiform objects are at the center of Italian-born … [Read more...]
Architecture | Dwelling Explores Liminal Space Between Indoor + Out
SHIGA, Japan—In its architectural explorations of liminal spaces, Japanese firm FORM | Kouichi Kimura Architects created this … [Read more...]
Design | Flow, Nendo’s Enigmatic, yet Practical Furniture Collection
White furniture objects featuring flat surfaces which spill over forming large wide mouth bowls are part of Japanese design … [Read more...]
Pop-Up Shop | The Ceramic Languages of Gustavo Perez
We are excited to announce that our Pop-Up Shop resident for the week is Mexican ceramicist Gustavo Perez. Perez is a proud … [Read more...]
Discussion | Ceramics in the Digital World, Clay Art Center’s Symposium: Future Now
PORT CHESTER, New York—Clay Art Center is hosting a panel discussion you won't want to miss. Moderated by Bryan Czibesz, … [Read more...]
Exhibition | ‘the infinite’ Transfiguration and Reimagined Symbology
LOS ANGELES—Artist Julia Haft-Candell's most recent exhibition the infinite at Parrasch Heijnen Gallery (July 8 - September … [Read more...]
Spotted | UPDATED Trump-y Transferware, Ceramic Fortresses, Sexy Travel Mugs + more!
Welcome to Spotted, our bi-weekly must-see list from the worlds of contemporary ceramic art and contemporary ceramics. This … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Susanne Hangaard Investigates Feminine Shame and Guilt
COPENHAGEN—Artist Susanne Hangaard's first solo exhibition To Be Lost in an Object at Køppe Contemporary Objects (May 10 - … [Read more...]
Exhibition | A Critique, Robert Dawson’s Reimagined Gothic Clay Paintings
Published with permission from the author, the following is a critique of Robert Dawson's exhibition En Avant by writer … [Read more...]
Design + Not Clay, but…| ‘Float’ Rethinks Traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony
A modern twist on the traditional cast iron tea set, designer Ian Yen's minimalist 'Float' collection features a large … [Read more...]
Architecture | Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota’s Brick Reprieve
BOGOTÁ, Colombia—This brick building looks like a cubic interpretation of the Death Star from the Star Wars series (or, if … [Read more...]
Oddity | Cfile’s Instagram + Facebook End-of-Summer Fun Event: #claybyday
Hey Ceramic Artists! You're invited to our end-of-summer fun event: #claybyday We want to see what you’re working on! … [Read more...]
NewsFile | UPDATED, Chess Porn, Tate’s Ceramics Factory, Spongy Fibers and more!
Welcome to NewsFile, our bi-weekly round-up of the latest news in the worlds of contemporary ceramics and contemporary … [Read more...]
Video | Celebrating Labor Day inside Abandoned Ceramics Factories
I’m grateful for the three-day weekend, but Labor Day gets so little attention in the United States. The holiday was created … [Read more...]
Exhibition | Perception and The Art of Creation in Kamila Szczęsna’s ‘Process 2’
OROŃSKO, Poland—Polish-born, US-based spacial artist Kamila Szczęsna's exquisite bulbous neuron-like forms with their … [Read more...]