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A new contemporary ceramics show, Vigorous Form, opens in London, showcasing works by European and American artists Andrew Casto, Tessa Eastman, Shannon Goff, David Hicks, Linda Lopez and Alex Simpson. Taking place at The Gallery, Unit 9, Huntingdon Estate from 16-24 November, the exhibition is inspired by Rose Slivka’s 1961 poignant essay, ‘The New Ceramic Presence’.
Writing about the ceramic boom in the US in the late 1950s, in her essay Slivka highlights the emerging dominance of the machine and consumers’ new found desire for the real and the handmade. In today’s technological obsessed society, this is more prevalent now than ever, and the show explores the complex sources of modern ceramics, its widespread reintegration into the wider context of contemporary art and the genesis of vigorous new forms.
Taking these ideals into consideration, the new exhibition represents not only the relationship between conceptual boldness and ambitious experimentation but also the growing relationship between contemporary art and ceramics.
Artists named in this listing
- Andrew Casto
- Tessa Eastman
- Shannon Goff
- David Hicks
- Linda Lopez
- Alex Simpson
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