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Dec

2017

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.

INSTALLATION

Revive, Remix, Respond at The Frick Pittsburgh 2018

Revive, Remix, Respond at The Frick Pittsburgh

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.

FEATURED WORKS

Robin Best, “The Knight of the Lions,” 2016, porcelain with on-glaze Xin Cai, 14.125 x 7.875 x 10.25″.

Stephen Bowers, “Flowers Fragment” 2018, white earthenware, underglaze colors, glaze, 8.75 x 8.75 x 1.6″.

Bouke de Vries, “Peacock 1″ 2016, twentieth-century Chinese porcelain bird, eighteenth-century Chinese porcelain fragments, mixed media, 24 x 13.5 x 25”.

Edward Eberle, “Subject-Predicate” 2014, porcelain with terra sigilatta, 28 x 13 x 12.5″.

Evan Hasuer, Preservation & Use #3 (Landscape with River, George Hetzel, 1880), 2018, 62 x 42″ x 2.5″.

Steven Young Lee, “Gourd Vases with Dodos” 2018, porcelain, cobalt pigment, glaze, 10 x 19 x 18”.

Beth Lipman, “Swag” 2003, vitreous china, 11 x 36 x 5″.

Crystal Morey, “Entangled Wonders: Across a Divide” 20187, porcelain, 16 x 9 x 9″.

Kadri Pärnamets, “Mining” porcelian, slip, 20.5 x 10.5 x 8″.

Peter Pincus, “Ewer, c. 1893/2018″ 2018, colored porcelain, 13 x 6 x 5”.

Kate Roberts, “Miss Havisham’s Beauty”, 2015, porcelain, 18 x 12 x 12″.

Justin Rothshank, “Andrew Carnegie Platter” 2017, 20 x 20″.

Paul Scott, “Scott’s Cumbrian Blue(s), Milking Time After Anton Maude” 2017, scrennprint (decal) on Portmerion porcelain platter, 13.5”x 9.25” (340mm x 235mm). One of an edition of ten.

Cindy Sherman, “Madame de Pompadour (nee Poisson)” Tureen, 1990, porcelain, 14.5 x 22 x 11.75″.

Caroline Slotte, “Going Blank Again” 2016, reworked second hand ceramics.

Dirk Staschke, “Soliloquy #1″ 2016, ceramic, shim, epoxy, 17 x 20 x 15”.

Mara Superior, “Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty/ A Collection” 2018, porcelain, underglazes, oxides, glaze, gold leaf, 12.5 x 16 x 2.5″.

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

Oct

2017

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

Click for more.

“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.

Chris Antemann, “Shell Stand” 2016, porcelain, china paint, decals, luster, 21” x 10” x 10”.

Robin Best, “The Aldrovandi Vases” 2017, porcelain, on-glaze Xin Cai, 12.5 x 5″ each.

Stephen Bowers, “Plates”, Various 2015-7

Bouke de Vries, “Peacock 1″ 2016, twentieth-century Chinese porcelain bird, eighteenth-century Chinese porcelain fragments, mixed media, 24 x 13.5 x 25”.

Edward Eberle, “The Least of Eye is Flesh” 2007, porcelain, stain, 11.25 x 17.5 x 18″.

Evan Hauser, “Preservation & Use (Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point Trail, 1873, Albert Bierstadt)” 2017, porcelain, gold leaf, 15 x 11 2.5″.

Charlotte Hodes, “Dressed in Pattern: Portrait” 2016, handcut transfer on china, 11.25 x 29 x 1″.

Sergei Isupov, “Growth Rings” 2016, porcelain, underglaze, glaze, 23 x 10 x 6.5″.

Steven Young Lee, “Gourd Vases with Dodos” 2018, porcelain, cobalt pigment, glaze, 10 x 19 x 18”.

Crystal Morey, “New Symbiosis: Pronghorn” 2017, porcelain, 10.5 x 6 x 4.5″.

Kadri Pärnamets, “Picnic” 2014, porcelain, glaze, stain, 7.5 x 10.25 x 4″.

Peter Pincus, “Vase” 2018, colored porcelain, 16 x 7″.

Paul Scott, “Scott’s Cumbrian Blue(s), Houston No:3” 2017, in-glaze decal collage on pearlware shell edge platter c 1820. 15.75 x 11.75” (400mm x 300mm).

Mark Shapiro, “MORON” double walled vase.

Linda Sikora, “Small Group” 2017–8, porcelain, stoneware, approximate sizes: kettle 10 x 11 x 9″, box 8 x 7 x 7″, stand 1.5 x 11 x 11″.

Caroline Slotte, “Going Blank Again” 2016, reworked second hand ceramics.

Dirk Staschke, “Vanitas 1″ 2015–6, ceramic, 11 x 8 x 8”.

Mara Superior, “Venus of Urbino” 2018, porcelain, underglazes, oxides, glaze, gold leaf, decal, 13 x 19 x 3″.

Susan Thayer, “Return” 2016, teapot: porcelain, china paint, glazebase: lowfire stoneware, slip, 16 x 9 x 5″.

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

Dirk Staschke "Vanitas 1"

May

2017

CERAMIC TOP 40

SURVEY EXHIBITION

2013 – 2015 | 3-City US TOUR

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

CERAMIC TOP 40
Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO
presented by Ferrin Contemporary and Red Star Studios
November 1, 2013–January 25, 2014

CERAMIC TOP 40 | selected works
Office for the Arts, Harvard, Gallery 224, Alston, MA
presented by Ferrin Contemporary and the Ceramics Program
May 17–June 27, 2014

CERAMIC TOP 40 | selected works
Independent Art Projects
1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA
January–April 2015

Ceramic art is experiencing an evolutionary leap. Economic conditions and technological advances have caused a dramatic shift in the way contemporary ceramics are conceived, designed, produced, and marketed. Ceramic Top 40 is an exhibition that emerged from the need to document this defining time in contemporary ceramics. Taking a snapshot of this pivotal transition provides a look back at recent history, an understanding of these forces of change, and a glimpse into the future of ceramic art.

This survey exhibition features work by individual artists, collaborators, and design partners who are working on the cutting edge of current processes, ideas, and presentation concepts in conceptual utilitarian and sculptural ceramics. They are responding to the external forces of a changing world and, in turn, shaping those influences.

Jason Walker, “Infinite Growth”, 2013, porcelain, china paint and glaze, 84 x 36 x 3″

Doda Design: Aya Margulis & Rae’ut Stern, “Web Souvenirs” 2010-2013, earthenware, under glaze, glaze, gold luster, digital print, 148 x 42″.

Mark Cooper, “YuYu Kansas” 2013, installation using ceramic, wood, fiberglass, digital photography, rice paper, size variable.

Tip Toland, “Long Ago and Far Away”, 2008, stoneware, paint, pastel, synthetic hair, fiddle, bow, 78 x 31x 30″. Courtesy of Barry Friedman Ltd.

Linda Sormin, “List”, 2013, ceramic, found materials, 16 x 23 x 15″

Susan Beiner, “Germinating Domes”, 2012, porcelain, acrylic rods, foam, thread, 40 x 46 x 45″

CERAMIC TOP 40 CATALOG

Ceramic Top 40 cover

Click here to view.

Click here to order a print copy.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS

CERAMIC TOP 40 ARTISTS

Susan Beiner • Robin Best • Stephen Bird • Stephen Bowers • Jessica Brandl • Andy Brayman • Beth Cavener • Craig Clifford • Mark Cooper • Cristina Cordova • Guy Michael Davis (Future Retrieval) • Thomas Lowell Edwards • Michelle Erickson • Sean Erwin • Leopold Foulem • Alessandro Gallo • Misty Gamble • Gerit Grimm • Rain Harris • Giselle Hicks • Peter Christian Johnson • Brian R. Jones • Ryan LaBar • Steven Young Lee • Linda Lighton • Daniel Listwan • Lauren Mabry • Aya Margulis (Doda Design) • Walter McConnell • Sara Moorhouse • Ron Nagle • Katie Parker (Future Retrieval) • Kate Roberts • Stephanie Rozene • Anders Ruhwald • Michael Schwegmann • Paul Scott • Richard Shaw • Adam Shiverdecker • Bobby Silverman • Linda Sormin • Shawn Spangler • Vipoo Srivilasa (The Spoon Project) • Dirk Staschke • Rae’ut Stern (Doda Design) • Emily Sudd • Tip Toland • Clare Twomey • Shaleene Valenzuela • Jason Walker

VIPOO SRIVILASA | OBJECT: SPOON | Liz Burrit • Thomas Cheong • Naomi Clement • Jenn Demke-Lange • Jason Desnoyers • Krisaya Luenganantakul • Laura McKibbon • Noriko Masuda • Teo Huey Min • Jun Myoung • Aaron Nelson • Joshua Primmer • James Seet • Vipoo Srivilasa • Jenna Stanton

CERAMIC TOP 40
Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO
presented by Ferrin Contemporary and Red Star Studios
November 1, 2013–January 25, 2014

CERAMIC TOP 40 | selected works
Office for the Arts, Harvard, Gallery 224, Alston, MA
presented by Ferrin Contemporary and the Ceramics Program
May 17–June 27, 2014

CERAMIC TOP 40 | selected works
Independent Art Projects
1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA
January–April 2015

Susan Beiner, “Germinating Domes”, 2012, porcelain, acrylic rods, foam, thread, 40 x 46 x 45″

Jessica Brandl, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” 2013, terracotta, 28 x 34 x 10″.

Andy Brayman, “Vase with Orange and Blue” (left), 2013, porcelain, glaze, decals, 19 x 10 x 7″. “Black Vase with Yellow and Green” (right), 2013, porcelain, glaze, decals, 17.5 x 10 x 7″

Beth Cavener, “Obariyon”, 2013, stoneware, antique hooks, 17 x 46 x 30″

Craig Clifford, “Flush” 2013, earthenware, casting slip, 10 x 16 x 5″.

Mark Cooper, “YuYu Kansas” 2013, installation using ceramic, wood, fiberglass, digital photography, rice paper, size variable.

Doda Design: Aya Margulis & Rae’ut Stern, “Web Souvenirs” 2010-2013, earthenware, under glaze, glaze, gold luster, digital print, 148 x 42″.

Misty Gamble, “Indulgence” and “Succulence” 2012, ceramic, variable size.

Walter McConnell, “A Theory of Everything: White Corner”, 2011-13, porcelain, glaze, plywood, 77 x 39 x 39″

Kate Roberts, “The Space Between You and Me”, 2011, colored porcelain, mirror, tulle, 96 x 60 x 6″

Stephanie Rozene, “The Politics of Porcelain” 2011, porcelain, glaze, 48 x 156″.

Adam Shiverdecker, “Banquet Series: Red Krater 1″ 2013, stoneware, nichrome, steel, 14 x 12 x 14”

Dirk Staschke, “My Beautiful Nothing” 2010, ceramic, mixed media, 96 x 21.75 x 126″. Courtesy of Wexler Gallery

Clare Twomey, “Is It Madness. Is It Beauty.” 2010, video.

Jason Walker, “Infinite Growth”, 2013, porcelain, china paint and glaze, 84 x 36 x 3″

Future Retrieval: Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker, “Grand Theft Lion” 2013, porcelain, china paint, grammertry, rapid prototying, 11 x 8 x 7″.

Future Retrieval: Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker, “Grand Theft Lion” 2013, Future Retrieval: Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker, “Grand Theft Lion” 2013, porcelain, china paint, grammertry, rapid prototying, 11 x 14 x 7″.

Brian R. Jones, “Alembic (Letter B)” 2012, earthenware, slips, glaze, plywood, milk paint, 18 x 18 x 3″.

Rain Harris, “Florem Vernum” 2013, wood, black clay, resin, silk flowers, 21 x 13 x 12″.

Giselle Hicks, “And Then It Was Still, II” 2012, porcelain, glaze, wood, 50 x 60 x 24″.

Stephen Bird, “Persian Blue Shoot Out” 2012, earthenware, pigment, glaze, 15.75 x 19.75″. Courtesy Garis and Hahn Gallery.

Stephen Bird, “Adam and Eve with Eyes and Spoon” 2013, earthenware, pigment, glaze, 7.25 x 9 x 2″, photo courtesy Garis and Hahn Gallery

Stephen Bird, “Majolica Shoot Out” 2012, earthenware, pigment, glaze, 15.75 x 19.5″. Courtesy Garis and Hahn Gallery.

Stephen Bird, “What Picasso Called an Erection for the Eyes” 2012, earthenware, pigment, glaze, 11.5 x 8 x 2.5″. Courtesy Garis and Hahn Gallery.

Steven Young Lee, “Cup Panels” (red), 2013, porcelain, copper inlay, glaze, glass shelving, aluminum, 46 x 50 x 4″

Steven Young Lee, “Cup Panels” (white), 2013, porcelain, white slip, glaze, glass shelving, aluminum, 46 x 50 x 4″

Steven Young Lee, “Blue Cup Panel” 2013, porcelain with cobalt inlay, 46 x 50 x 4″

Steven Young Lee, “Vase with Scroll Pattern”, 2013, porcelain, copper inlay, 14 x 19 x 9″

Peter Christian Johnson, “Ovoid #3″ 2013, ceramic, glaze, steel, 21.5 x 62 x 7”.

Peter Christian Johnson, “Blue X” 2014, ceramic, 16.5 x 16.5 x 5″.

Shalene Valenzuela, “Easy Vac: Always in Fashion” 2011, porcelain, underglaze, print transfer, 42 x 11x 14″.

Shalene Valenzuela, “Dressform” 2012, porcelain, underglaze, pins, wooden stand, 56 x 14 x 8″.

Shalene Valenzuela, “Follow the Pattern: Bathroom Vanity” 2012-13, porcelain, underglaze, print transfer, 15 x 21 x 2″.

Michelle Erickson, “Green Squirrel” (left), “Second Amendment Squirrel” (right), 2013, indigenous clay, glaze, 8″.

Michelle Erickson, “Pectin Shell Teapot” 2005, porcelain, jasperware, metallic oxide, underglaze, slip, glaze, gold enamel, 14″.

Sean Erwin, “Adoration of the Golden Calf” 2013, polished porcelain, glaze, steel, resin, cast cement, LED lights, glass, flocking, 9 x 10 x 22″.

Sean Erwin, “The Ego and the Id” 2013, polished porcelain, glaze, steel, resin, cast cement, LED lights, glass, flocking, 13 x 8 x 22″.

Bobby Silverman, “Decision Before Action” 2011, clay, commercial tile, 36 x 28 x 1/2″.

Bobby Silverman, “4 Versions of Red (1)” 2012, re-fired commercial porcelain tiles, 12 x 12″ each.

Robin Best, “The Wallace Line”, 2013, porcelain, onglaze, 8 x 4″

Stephen Bowers, “Explorers’ Skulls” 2010, ceramic, underglaze, stains, 5.25″.

Cristina Cordova, “Codigo I”, 2013, ceramic, 10.5 x 6 x 6″. Courtesy Barry Friedman Ltd.

Thomas Lowell Edwards, “Ridge” 2012, concrete, porcelain, 26 x 13 x 3″.

Leopold Foulem, “Boy with Cape on Empire Style Stand” 2012, ceramic, found object, decal, gold luster, 16.5 x 5 x 4.5″. Courtesy of David Kaye Gallery

Alessandro Gallo, “Scripta elegans” (tarantula), 2011, clay, acrylics, 15.75 x 13.75 x 13″

Gerit Grimm, “Tango” 2012, stoneware, 26 x 17 x 9″

Ryan LaBar, “The Subconscious Shelf” 2011, porcelain, stoneware, 25 x 28 x 22″.

Linda Lighton, “Cause and Effect” 2012, whiteware, glaze, 23 x 25 x 22.5″.

Daniel Listwan, “Biohazard Jasperware: Wedgwood Blue Series” 2013, colored porcelain, tallest: 10″

Lauren Mabry, “Composition of Enclosed Cylinders”, 2013, red earthenware, slips, glaze, 20 x 17 x 6″

Sara Moorhouse, “Large Pulse” 2013, earthenware, underglaze, glaze, 18 x 7″

Ron Nagle, “Snuff Bottle”, 2013, porcelain, glaze, 6 x 2.5 x 2.5″. Courtesy Jeffrey Spahn Gallery.

Anders Ruhwald, “Lamp” 2005-10, earthenware, socket, plug, shade, bulb, 50 x 14 x 14″

Michael Schwegmann, “Ball and Chain”, 2013, porcelain, glaze, 9 x 9 x 38″

Paul Scott, “Cumbrian Blue(s): Crooklands Cow in a Meadow”, 2007/2013, earthenware, tin glaze, bone china platter, inglaze decals, gold lustre, 15.75″