Fri 1/30-Sat 3/28
The new show opening at The Sculpture Center this week features the work of ten faculty and alumni artists from the Cleveland Institute of Art, Kent State University, and the University of Akron, who push the boundaries of ceramics outside of the genre’s traditional parameters. Surface and Structure: Contemporary Ceramics at the Edge of Form looks at the ways in which these artists embrace experimentation, mistakes, asymmetry, non-utilitarianism, and anti-decorativeness.
“Surface and Structure foregrounds work that intentionally moves away from traditional ceramic ideals of symmetry, containment, and refinement,” they say. “The exhibition reflects a distinctly of-the-moment desire to subvert tradition and embrace imperfection, as artists lean into collapse, asymmetry, excess, and surface complexity to explore the relationship between architectural form, vulnerability, and sculptural presence.”
Artists in the show include Seuil Chung, Kristen Cliffel, PJ Hargraves, Drew Ippoliti, Peter Christian Johnson, Anna Kruse, Eva Kwong, Keenan O’Toole, Seth Nagelberg and Phil Soucy.
Learn more about the show here.