ABOUT FACE: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture

ABOUT FACE: Contemporary Ceramic Scultpure

Exhibiting in the US since 2019

ABOUT FACE: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture explores the lineage and influence between the revolutionary first generation of artists working in the figural genre and contemporary artists. The exhibition, curated by Jennifer Jankauskus, will investigate how history and place inform the work of contemporary ceramists bringing approximately 44 objects by 30 emerging, mid-career, and master artists from around the nation who work within a narrative figurative clay tradition. Creating both sculptural and relief objects, from busts to full figures, the artists all highlight the human form as a way to explore issues relating to the body, to various cultural ties, and to ideas of the female/male gaze.

“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Cristina Cordova

“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Sergei Isupov

About Face Installation at Figge Art Museum, 2020

Images courtesy of Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Art Museum of South Texas, and Figge Art Museum

ABOUT FACE | TOUR SCHEDULE

INQUIRE ABOUT TOURING PROGRAM • HERE •

EXHIBITION LOCATIONS

• Figge Art Museum | IA | 2020 •

• Art Museum of South Texas | TX | 2020 •

• Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts | AL | 2019 •

EXHIBITION INCLUDES WORK BY

Wesley Anderegg
Robert Arneson*
Chris Antemann*
Rudy Autio*
Russell Biles*
Cristina Córdova*
Jack Earl*
Edward Eberle*
Sean Erwin*
Viola Frey*
Alessandro Gallo*
David Gilhooly *
Gerit Grimm *
Sergei Isupov*
Doug Jeck*
Howard Kottler*
Michael Lucero *
Walter McConnell
Gerardo Monterrubio
Jim Neel
Virgil Ortiz
Andrew Raftery
Allan Rosenbaum
Akio Takimori *
Yoshio Taylor
Tip Toland
Jason Walker *
Kurt Weiser *
Beatrice Wood *
Sun Koo Yuh

*indicates artists with available works for sale through Ferrin Contemporary

FEATURED ARTISTS

Chris Antemann, ‘Land of Milk and Honey, 2009, Porcelain, decals, luster, 19 x 19 x 15″.

Russell Biles, “Rake” 2017, hand built porcelain, 9.5 x 9 x8″.

“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Cristina Cordova

Gerit Grimm, “The Sirens”, 2016, stoneware, 33 x 12 x 50″.

Sergei Isupov, Boxer, 2009, stoneware, stain and glaze, 26.5 x 24 x 17″

Kurt Weiser, “Random House (globe)” 2017, porcelain, glaze, china paint, metal, 30 x 14 x 14″.

Chris Antemann, ‘Land of Milk and Honey, 2009, Porcelain, decals, luster, 19 x 19 x 15″.

Russell Biles, “Child’s Play” 2016, hand built porcelain, 7 x 12 x5″

Russell Biles, “Gone Too” 2015, hand built porcelain, 6 x 7 x 17″.

Russell Biles, “Gone”, 2014, hand built porcelain, 14″ x 6 x 11″.

Russell Biles, “Rake” 2017, hand built porcelain, 9.5 x 9 x8″.

Cristina Córdova, “Cabeza III” 2018, ceramic, 13.5 x 9.5 x 4.75″

“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Cristina Cordova

Sean Erwin, “Red Skies at Dawn” 2010, Porcelain and Earthenware, Glaze, stainless steel, wood, monofilament, fabric, dimensions variable.

Sean Erwin, “As I Lay Dying” 2016, Polished Porcelain, Glaze, Bonze, LED Lights, Acrylic, Duratrans Film Transfer, 1.8 RPM GearMotor, 20 x 26 x 26″

Alessandro Gallo, “Cocktail for Two” 2016, stoneware, mixed media, 24 x 23 x 15″.

Alessandro Gallo, “My Two Cents” 2017, stoneware, mixed media, 10 x 14 x 6″.

Gerit Grimm, “The Sirens”, 2016, stoneware, 33 x 12 x 50″.

Sergei Isupov, “Risen” detail, 2016, porcelain, slip, glaze, 8′.

Sergei Isupov, “Risen” 2016, stoneware, slip, glaze, 8′.

Sergei Isupov, “Risen” detail, 2016, porcelain, slip, glaze, 8′.

Sergei Isupov, Boxer, 2009, stoneware, stain and glaze, 26.5 x 24 x 17″

Sergei Isupov, “Farangis” 2012, porcelain, slip, glaze, 14 x 10 x 6″.

Sergei Isupov, “To Live in the Clouds” 2000, ceramic, 10 x 17 x 5.5″.

Sergei Isupov, “Under Pressure” 2006, porcelain, 15 x 13 x 6″.

Doug Jeck, “Jekyll” 2013, ceramic, steel, 22 x 13 x 10″.

Sergei Isupov, “Motivation” 2016, porcelain, slip, glaze, 11.5 x 4 x 13″.

Kurt Weiser, “Random House (globe)” 2017, porcelain, glaze, china paint, metal, 30 x 14 x 14″.

VIEW ADDITIONAL ARTWORKS

FEATURED FROM COLLECTIONS

“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Beatrice Wood

Beatrice Wood, “Not Married” 1965, clay, glaze, 16 x 17 x 13″.

David Gilhooly, “Chicago art critic forced to swallow a frog”, 1977, clay, 23.5 x 10 x 10.5″.

Viola Frey, “Untitled Platter”, 1982, earthenware, slip, glaze, 25″. photo: John Polak (Pennington)

Viola Frey, “Plate Full of Figurines (From the Bricolage Series), 1982, glaze, ceramic, 25 x 4”.

Rudy Autio, “Inside Looking Out” 1987–88, glaze, stoneware, 37 x 30 x 26″.

Jack Earl, “Another Bush, Another Stick of Wood” 1983, white earthenware, oil paint, 24.5 x 12 x 14.5″.

Michael Lucero, “Anthropomorphic Baby Form in Stroller (New World Series)” 1995, glaze, ceramic, carriage, 27 x 12 x 11″.

ABOUT FACE

PAST PROGRAMMING

Curator Talk: Dr. Jennifer Jankauskas
Thursday, July 16
6:30 p.m. Virtual

Curator of Art at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, and exhibition curator Dr. Jennifer Jankauskas, will discuss the artists and themes exhibited in About Face in a virtual presentation.

View Virtual Curator Talk • HERE •

Artist Panel

Thursday, August 20
6:30 p.m. talk

Local ceramic artists will give insight into the imagery and techniques used in the works featured in About Face.

FIGGE ART MUSEUM

Davenport, IA | June 20, 2020 – August 30 2020

About Face Installation at Figge Art Museum, 2020

ABOUT FACE

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ART MUSEUM OF SOUTH TEXAS

Corpus Christi, TX | January 24 – April 29, 2020

About Face at Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi, TX January 24 – April 29, 2020

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EXHIBITION CATALOG

Purchase the Catalog • HERE •

About Face is accompanied by a full-color catalogue with essays by exhibition curator, Jennifer Jankauskas, PhD, and Glenn Adamson, Senior Scholar at the Yale Center for British Art and will be on view in the fourth-floor gallery through August 30, 2020.