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Radical clay : contemporary women artists from Japan / edited by Joe Earle ; with essays by Joe Earle, Hollis Goodall, and Janice Katz.
Since World War II, women have made influential contributions to the ceramics field in Japan that have not been adequately recognized. This exhibition focuses on the explosion of innovative and technically ambitious compositions by such artists since 1970--a body of work which they developed in parallel with, but often separately from, traditional, male-dominated Japanese practice and its countermovements.
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- ISBN: 9780300273236
- ISBN: 0300273231
- Physical Description: 128 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: [Chicago, Illinois] : Art Institute of Chicago, [2023]
- Distributor: New Haven, Connecticut : distributed by Yale University Press.
- Copyright: ©2023.
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| General Note: | Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, December 16, 2023-June 3, 2024; John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, July 27, 2024-May 11, 2025; and Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, June 13-August 31, 2025. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | NK4167.7 .R33 2023 (Text) | 30245209 | Book | Volume hold | Checked out | 2025-04-11 |
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"Since World War II, women have made influential contributions to the ceramics field in Japan that have not been adequately recognized. This exhibition focuses on the explosion of innovative and technically ambitious compositions by such artists since 1970-- a body of work which they developed in parallel with, but often separately from, traditional, male-dominated Japanese practice and its countermovements."-- - Yale University
A diverse selection of contemporary ceramic work by Japanese women, featuring stunning pieces from virtuosic artists
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Since World War II, women artists from Japan have made influential contributions to ceramics that have been inadequately acknowledged. This catalogue focuses on thirty-six ceramists who have produced original and technically innovative pieces over the past fifty years while working outside the male-dominated, traditional Japanese studio practice and its countermovements. Both established and emerging artists with diverse styles are presented together to showcase their collective achievements and impact. After embarking on their careers decades ago, Mishima Kimiyo (b. 1932), Tsuboi Asuka (b. 1932), and Ogawa Machiko (b. 1946) continue to produce groundbreaking sculpture that pushes the limits of the clay as a medium. Among the younger artists featured are Konno Tomoko (b. 1965) and Aoki Katsuyo (b. 1972), whose works explore themes ranging from bodily distortion to fantastical decoration. Many of these creators have resisted gendered expectations, whether by approaching traditionally âfeminineâ subjects like flowers in unconventional ways or by working in so-called masculine modes, including on large scales. All of the selected pieces are from the exemplary private collection of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz, who have advocated strongly to bring these artists to global attention.
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Exhibition Schedule:
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Art Institute of Chicago
(December 16, 2023âJune 3, 2024)
John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida
(July 27, 2024âMay 11, 2025)
Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(June 13âAugust 31, 2025)
Phoenix Museum of Art
(September 24, 2025âAugust 9, 2026)
Dallas Museum of Art
(dates TBD) - Yale University
A diverse selection of contemporary ceramic work by Japanese women, featuring stunning pieces from virtuosic artists
