New Directions in Ceramics: From Spectacle to Trace - Couverture rigide

Dahn, Jo

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1472526716 ISBN 13 : 9781472526717

Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015

Synopsis

New Directions in Ceramics explores and responds to contemporary ceramists' use of innovative modes of practice, investigating how change is happening and interpreting key works. Jo Dahn provides an overview
of the current ceramics landscape, identifying influential exhibitions, events and publications, to convey a flavour of debates at a time when much about the character of ceramics is in a state of flux. What non-traditional activities does the term 'ceramics' now encompass? How have these practices developed and how have they been accommodated by institutions in Britain and internationally?

Work by a wide range of ceramists, including Edmund de Waal, Nina Hole, Clare Twomey, Keith Harrison, Alexandra Engelfriet, Linda Sormin, Walter McConnell and Phoebe Cummings is considered. Following an
extended introduction on ceramics in critical discourse, chapters on performance, installation, raw clay and figuration each provide an introductory overview to the area under discussion, with a closer examination of work by key ceramists, and illustrations of relevant examples. The interplay of actions and ideas is a central concern: critical and cultural contexts are woven into the account throughout, and dialogues with practitioners provide a privileged insight into thought processes as well as studio activities.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Jo Dahn is an independent writer, researcher and curator based in the UK.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

New Directions in Ceramics explores and responds to contemporary ceramists use of new modes of practice, investigating how change is happening and interpreting key works. Jo Dahn provides an overview of the current ceramics landscape, identifying influential exhibitions, events and publications, to convey a flavour of debates at a time when much of ceramics' practice is in a state of flux. Which non-traditional activities does the term 'ceramics now encompass? How have these practices developed and how have they been accommodated by institutions in Britain and internationally?

Work by a wide range of artists, including Edmund de Waal, Nina Hole, Clare Twomey, Keith Harrison, Linda Sormin, Alexandra Engelfriet, Linda Sormin, Walter McConnell and Phoebe Cummings is considered, with an extended introduction addressing ceramics in critical discourse. Chapters focusing on performance, installation, raw clay and figuration provide an introductory overview to the area under discussion, followed by a closer examination of work by key ceramists, with illustrations of relevant examples. The interplay of actions and ideas is a central concern: critical and cultural contexts are woven into the account throughout, and dialogues with practitioners provide a privileged insight into thought processes and studio activities.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Academic
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472526716
• ISBN 13: 9781472526717
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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