Art | Caroline Slotte’s Second-hand Sandblasted Ceramic Reimaginings
"Caroline Slotte"
CAROLINE SLOTTE
CURRENT + RECENT EXHIBITIONS
EARTH PIECE, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY.July 20, 2019- January 5, 2020
The reworking of second hand objects play a pivotal role in my practice. I manipulate found materials, primarily ceramic everyday items, so that they take on new meanings. The tensions between the recognizable and the enigmatic, the ordinary and the unexpected are recurring thematic concerns.
Material has a key role in what I define as my point of departure in contemporary art. It is not, however, merely the physical and aesthetic qualities that interest me, but also the associations and references inherent in the material.
Many of the objects that I choose to rework carry within them a rich history, a cultural background that I can pull from. In that way, I can count on the objects triggering associations and my role in the process becomes one of pointing to the material and the stories inherent in it.
To me choosing a material-based starting point means allowing the work process to take the form of a discussion. It means accepting a certain number of limitations. My main reason for doing so is that I find it intellectually challenging. I set myself a task, and the task is to follow the direction that the material indicates, to allow myself to be led. – Caroline Slotte, 2014
CAROLINE SLOTTE
Caroline Slotte (b. 1975 Helsinki, Finland) holds an MA in Ceramics from Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Norway, in addition to education from Denmark and Finland. From 2007 to 2011 Slotte was a research fellow in the Norwegian Artistic Research Fellowship Programme. Affiliated with Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Dept of Specialised Art, she was also a member of the interdisciplinary research project Creating Art Value, funded by the Research Council of Norway.
The reworking of second hand objects play a pivotal role in Caroline Slotte´s practice. She manipulates found materials, primarily ceramic everyday items, so that they take on new meanings. The tensions between the recognizable and the enigmatic, the ordinary and the unexpected are recurring thematic concerns. More recent explorations reveal an expanded interest in material perception and material recognition, teasing out situations where the initial visual identification fails resulting in an unsettling state of material confusion. Demonstrating an engaged sensitivity towards the associations, memories and narratives inherent in the objects, Slotte´s intricate physical interventions allows us to see things we would otherwise not have seen.
Slotte´s works have been exhibited internationally and acquired by, among others, the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, the Design Museum in Helsinki and the Museum of Decorative Arts in Oslo.
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY.July 20, 2019- January 5, 2020 Art | Caroline Slotte’s Second-hand Sandblasted Ceramic Reimaginings RE—REANIMATE, REPAIR, MEND AND MELD co-curated by Paul Scott and Andrew Baseman a group show of work by contemporary ceramic artists explores the issues of conservation, restoration, over-consumption, reuse, and… Exhibition | “My Blue China: The Colors of Globalization” at Foundation Bernardaud The July 7, 2015 edition of CFile presented an essay by Laurent de Verneuil, curator of the My Blue… “Fondation d’Entreprise Bernardaud Presents My Blue China Exhibition” by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, Blouin Art Info May 29, 2015 In their effort to “showcase how much ceramics is used around the world…EARTH PIECE, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
NCECA PITTSBURGH
Revive, Remix, Respond at The Frick Pittsburgh
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RE—Reanimate, Repair, Mend and Meld
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ARTISTS
NEW SELECTIONS SOON IN REFIND
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Kurt Weiser
ARCHIVES AND ESTATES
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
EARTH PIECE, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
July 20, 2019- January 5, 2020
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
Named after Yoko Ono’s 1963 Earth Piece, a score that invites the reader to “Listen to the sound of the earth turning,” this exhibition examines artists who have combined clay and ceramics with performance art, photography, conceptual art, and even land art. Far from being used as “just another material,” clay comes freighted with millennia of associations with material culture. Earth Piece highlights the work of well-known figures from the art world, as well as lesser-known artists whose work shaped the field of ceramics into a vibrant discipline that is equally at home in both domestic and contemporary spheres.
Featuring the work of Ferrin Contemporary artists:
FC artists ON VIEW in museums May–July 2018
FC artists ON VIEW in museums May–July 2018
SIN-YING HO: PAST FORWARD
through May 27, 2018
Hood Downtown
Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth
Hanover, NH
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Click to view more work by Sin-ying Ho.
REVIVE, REMIX, RESPOND
through May 27, 2018
The Frick Pittsburgh
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh
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Chris Antemann, Robin Best, Stephen Bowers, Bouke de Vries, Edward Eberle, Evan Hauser, Steven Young Lee, Beth Lipman, Crystal Morey, Kadri Parnamets, Peter Pincus, Kate Roberts, Justin Rothshank, Paul Scott, Cindy Sherman, Caroline Slotte, Dirk Staschke, Mara Superior, Kurt Weiser
NCECA PITTSBURGH
REVIVE, REMIX, RESPOND
The Frick Pittsburgh
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh
Group show of contemporary artists who are breathing new life into the ceramic medium by reinvigorating age-old motifs, processes, and techniques. In 2017, artists were invited to respond to and produce new works that reference the art, objects, and social history of the collections.
Chris Antemann, Robin Best, Stephen Bowers,Bouke de Vries, Ed Eberle, Evan Hauser, Steven Young Lee, Beth Lipman, Crystal Morey, Kadri Pärnamets, Peter Pincus, Justin Rothshank, Paul Scott, Cindy Sherman, Kate Roberts, Caroline Slotte, Dirk Staschke, Mara Superior,and Kurt Weiser.
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photo: Kurt Weiser
Go Figure
group show at The Clay Penn
511 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh
Revive, Remix, Respond
The Frick Pittsburgh
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh
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CRISTINA CÓRDOVA
Demonstrating Artist
Convention Center Ballroom B
Thursday, March 15, 9am–12pm
Friday, March 16, 1–4pm
“I will demonstrate the construction of a large scale torso through the use of slabs. Utilizing proportional references the building strategy will involve developing individual elements that will later stack into a four- to five-foot-tall piece.”
ONGOING:
CRISTINA CÓRDOVA: JUNGLA
solo exhibition at Alfred University Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred, NY
Revive, Remix, Respond
The Frick Pittsburgh
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh
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Onview at the Carnegie Museum of Art
Eberle Studios
229 East 9th Ave, Homestead, PA
KATE ROBERTS
Structures of Atmosphere
group show
7800 Susquehanna St (5th floor), PIttsburgh
Revive, Remix, Respond
The Frick Pittsburgh
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh
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Collaboration Companions
group show at Union Project
801 N. Negley Avenue, PIttsburgh
GrowlerFest
711 South 21st Street, Pittsburgh
Revive, Remix, Respond
The Frick Pittsburgh
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh
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Supermud / Futuremud
group show of Penn State alumni and faculty
Union Project
801 N. Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh
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GrowlerFest
at Brew House Association
group show curated by Alexandra Jelleberg and Brad Klem connecting contemporary ceramics and the thriving craft beer movement
RECEPTION: Friday, March 16, 6-10pm
711 South 21st Street, Pittsburgh
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NCECA National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts, annual conference is in Pittsburgh, PA. Each year the host city provides collectors and artists the opportunity to see regional museum collections, explore established and pop-up galleries and meet up with colleagues. The exhibitions of ceramic sculpture and studio pottery are mounted throughout the city and provide an opportunity to survey current trends and discover young artists.
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Revive, Remix, Respond at The Frick Pittsburgh
Revive, Remix, Respond:
Contemporary Ceramic Artists and The Frick Pittsburgh
Revive, Remix, Respond
Showcases contemporary artists who are breathing new life into the ceramic medium by reinvigorating age-old motifs, processes, and techniques. Contemporary ceramicists were invited to respond to and produce new works that reference the art, objects, and social history of the collections at The Frick Pittsburgh, 7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh, PA.
photo: Mara Superior, “Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty/ A Collection” 2018.
Remix Your Friday Exhibition Preview
Friday, February 16, 5:30-7:30pm
Join us for a happy hour in The Frick Art Museum to celebrate the opening of this exhibition, Be among the first to see this unique exhibition, which features work from established and emerging artists. The evening will also feature gallery talks from exhibition curator Dawn Brean and exhibited artist Beth Lipman (pictured).
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photo: Beth Lipman working at John Michael Kohler Arts Center.
The Artists in Revive, Remix, Respond
Chris Antemann, Robin Best, Stephen Bowers, Bouke de Vries, Ed Eberle, Evan Hauser, Steven Young Lee, Beth Lipman, Crystal Morey, Kadri Pärnamets, Peter Pincus, Justin Rothshank, Paul Scott, Cindy Sherman, Caroline Slotte, Dirk Staschke, Mara Superior, and Kurt Weiser.
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photo: Crystal Morey, “Entangled Wonders: Across a Divide” 2017
New York Ceramics & Glass Fair 2018
Ferrin Contemporary at the
NEW YORK CERAMICS & GLASS FAIR 2018
Jan 18–21, 2018
NEW YORK CERAMICS & GLASS FAIR
January 18–21, 2018
Bohemian National Hall, New York, NY
FERRIN CONTEMPORARY
recent masterworks by established international artists
Chris Antemann, Robin Best, Stephen Bowers, Bouke de Vries, Edward Eberle,
Charlotte Hodes, Sergei Isupov, Steven Young Lee, Kadri Pärnamets, Peter Pincus,
Paul Scott, Caroline Slotte, Dirk Staschke, Mara Superior, Susan Thayer, Kurt Weiser
selected works by leaders in the field of American studio pottery
Mark Shapiro, Linda Sikora
introducing three artists
Evan Hauser, Crystal Morey, Mike Stumbras
at The NYC&GF and The Frick Pittsburgh”
Organized by Dawn Reid Brean, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts
at The Frick Pittsburgh, and Leslie Ferrin, Director of Ferrin Contemporary.
20 contemporary artists respond to and produce new works
February 16–May 27, 2018.
LECTURE
“Revive, Remix, Respond:
Contemporary Ceramic Artists at The Frick Pittsburgh”
with Dawn Brean and attending artists
Friday, January 19, 2–3 pm
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Friday, January 19, 12 pm
“Pincus: Channeling Josiah Wedgwood” with Peter Pincus
Friday, January 19, 2–3 pm
“Revive, Remix, Respond: Contemporary Ceramic Artists at The Frick Pittsburgh”
with Dawn Brean and attending artists
Friday, January 19, 4–5 pm
“Time Travel in the Period Room”
with Elisabeth Agro, Barry Harwood, Sarah Carter
Saturday, January 20, 4 pm
“American Studio Pottery — Making of a Movement”
with Adrienne Spinozzi and artists Linda Sikora and Mark Shapiro
SHOW HOURS
Preview
Wed, January 17th | 5–8:30pm
General Admission
Thu–Sat | 11am–7pm
Sun | 11am–4pm
No Admittance Sunday after 3:30pm
REVIVE, REMIX, RESPOND
THE FRICK PITTSBURGH
7227 Reynolds St., Pittsburgh, PA
February 17–May 27, 2018
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
In 2017, twenty contemporary artists were invited to respond to and produce new works that reference the art, objects, and social history of The Frick’s collections.
Many contemporary artists are breathing new life into the ceramic medium by reviving and reinvigorating age-old concepts. This reinvention is distilled into the use of 18th-century processes and techniques to create new motifs and the depiction of stories inspired by history — often with a commentary or critique on modern society.
This topic is particularly relevant to the current state of the ceramics and museum field as it answers the questions of how history meets contemporary. How can artists draw on the rich artistic traditions of ceramic history while reinvigorating their relevance in a society that prizes the contemporary? Likewise, how can museums use contemporary ceramic art to illuminate and reinvigorate historic collections? The Frick Pittsburgh is committed to using the voices and artworks of contemporary artists to meaningfully engage our audience and our collections with issues and ideas relevant to the present day. Revive, Remix, Respond is an exciting opportunity to continue that dialogue.
Organized by Dawn Reid Brean, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts at The Frick Pittsburgh with Leslie Ferrin of Ferrin Contemporary, the museum has invited artists to submit work that is inspired by, responds to, or relates to historic ceramics in The Frick Pittsburgh’s permanent collection. Highlight’s from the museum’s collection include Clayton, the historic Gilded Age home of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick and its impressive array of fine and decorative arts objects; 18th-century Chinese porcelains purchased by Frick from the collection of J. P. Morgan; and 18th-century French painting and decorative arts collected by Frick’s daughter, Helen Clay Frick.
The exhibition will consider the sources of inspiration shaping ceramics today and ways to keep clay vital in museums, schools, and artistic communities. These ideas directly relate to the organizing theme of NCECA 2018, CrossCurrents: Clay and Culture.
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Chris Antemann
Robin Best
Stephen Bowers
Bouke de Vries
Edward Eberle
Evan Hauser
Steven Young Lee
Beth Lipman
Crystal Morey
Kadri Parnamets
Peter Pincus
Kate Roberts
Justin Rothshank
Paul Scott
Cindy Sherman
Caroline Slotte
Dirk Staschke
Mara Superior
Kurt Weiser
PAST PROGRAMMING
Remix Your Friday Exhibition Preview
Friday, February 16, 5:30–7:30pm
Join us for a happy hour in The Frick Art Museum to celebrate the opening of this exhibition, Be among the first to see this unique exhibition, which features work from established and emerging artists. The evening will also feature gallery talks from exhibition curator Dawn Brean and exhibited artist Beth Lipman.
NEW YORK CERAMIC & GLASS FAIR 2018
NYC&G FAIR 2018
Bohemian National Hall, New York, NY | January 18–21, 2018
Bringing together a carefully selected and distinguished international group of more than 25 galleries offering all things “fired” — porcelain, pottery, and glass, in a setting perfect for the exhibition and sale of important small objects.
FERRIN CONTEMPORARY presenting work by
Chris Antemann
Robin Best
Stephen Bowers
Bouke de Vries
Edward Eberle
Evan Hauser
Charlotte Hodes
Sergei Isupov
Steven Young Lee
Crystal Morey
Kadri Pärnamets
Peter Pincus
Paul Scott
Mark Shapiro
Linda Sikora
Caroline Slotte
Dirk Staschke
Mike Stumbras
Mara Superior
Susan Thayer
Kurt Weiser
SPECIAL EXHIBITION
“Revive, Remix, Respond: Contemporary Ceramic Artists at The NYC&GF and The Frick Pittsburgh”
Organized by Dawn Reid Brean, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts at The Frick Pittsburgh, and Leslie Ferrin of Ferrin Contemporary.
In 2017, twenty contemporary artists were invited to respond to and produce new works that reference the art, objects and social history of the The Frick’s collections. Selected works by these artists whose artistic practice is informed by the past will preview in a special exhibition at the NYC&GF followed by the full exhibition at The Frick Pittsburgh, February 16–April 27, 2018. Click for more.
See below for illustrated lecture by Dawn Reid Brean.
LECTURE HIGHLIGHTS
“Pincus: Channeling Josiah Wedgwood”
with Peter Pincus
Friday, January 19, 12pm
Artist Peter Pincus speaks about his research and into the Wedgwood Collections at Birmingham Museum of Art and how conversations with curator Anne Forschler of the Birmingham Museum of Art are being incorporated into his new work and teaching. Pincus is visiting assistant professor of ceramics in the School for American Crafts at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Click for more.
“Revive, Remix, Respond: Contemporary Ceramic Artists at The Frick Pittsburgh”
with Dawn Brean and artists TBD
Friday, January 19, 2–3:00 p.m.
Dawn Reid Brean, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts at The Frick Pittsburgh, with Leslie Ferrin of Ferrin Contemporary and artists featured in the exhibition whose work is inspired by, responds to, or relates to historic ceramics in The Frick Pittsburgh’s permanent collection. Click for more.
“Time Travel in the Period Room”
with Elisabeth Agro, Barry Harwood, Sarah Carter
Friday, January 19, 4–5:00 p.m.
Three museum curators speak about exhibitions and projects that connect past and present in innovative ways, activating spaces through collaborations with contemporary artists and interdisciplinary scholars and informing new works. The curators will share how through working with contemporary artists and interdisciplinary scholars new works evolved, historic information revealed, audiences engaged, educational programming developed and connections made to the past while reflecting on present day issues.
• Elisabeth Agro is The Nancy M. McNeil Curator of American Modern and Contemporary Crafts and Decorative Arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Sarah Anne Carter, Ph.D. is the Curator and Director of Research of the Chipstone
Foundation
• Barry R. Harwood, Ph.D. is the Curator of Decorative Arts at the Brooklyn Museum
“American Studio Pottery — Making of a Movement”
Adrienne Spinozzi with Linda Sikora and Mark Shapiro
Saturday, January 20, 4pm
Internationally recognized potters Linda Sikora and Mark Shapiro discuss their divergent backgrounds, training, and influences as a way to touch on significant themes in postwar North American ceramics.
Moderator Adrienne Spinozzi is Assistant Research Curator of American Decorative Arts, The American Wing, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Linda Sikora resides near Alfred NY where she has a studio practice and is a Professor or Ceramic Art at Alfred University. Mark Shapiro is a potter in Western Massachusetts. He is a frequent workshop leader, lecturer, curator, panelist, and writer, and is mentor to more than a half-dozen apprentices who have trained at his Stonepool Pottery. Click for more.
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