See How a New Generation of Ceramic Artists Is Pushing the Medium Into Strange Dimensions in Jeffrey Deitch’s ‘Clay Pop’ ~ art-news.space

From the opalescent glazes of the self-proclaimed Mad Potter of Biloxi George Ohr to the art collective Gelitin’s simulation of sex with raw clay, ceramics have long been a site of avant-garde experimentation. Now, “Clay Pop,” a group show curated by Alia Williams at Jeffrey Deitch in New York, follows a cohort of artists pushing the medium forward in strange, wonderful new directions.

For the 36 artists included in the show, “the range of influences encompasses vernacular commercial imagery and artistic sources from African American assemblage to Walt Disney,” and everything in between, according to a statement from the gallery.

Seth Bogart’s and (all 2021). Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch.

Many of the works on view seem to recreate everyday objects, but if done by a mad scientist. Seth Bogard’s ceramics take the shape of well-loved paperbacks with lightly tattered dog-eared pages.

Then there’s Sally Saul’s forlorn-looking woman who’s a little rough around the edges. It reminds us of real life, but messier, and more fun to look at.

Masato Mori, Bamboo Dance (2021). Photo: Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch.

Installation view, “Clay Pop” at Jeffrey Deitch, New York. Photo: Genevieve Hanson.

Rubi Neri, Clay Pop (2021). Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

Installation view, “Clay Pop” at Jeffrey Deitch, New York. Photo: Genevieve Hanson.

Genesis Belanger, Good Guy (2021) [detail]. Photo: Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

Jessica Stoller, Untitled (embrace) (2021). Photo: Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

Heidi Lau, Play I and Play II (2021). Photo: Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

Devin B. Johnson, Adornment V (In which it was grown over), (2021). Photo: Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Untitled (2020). Courtesy the artist and kaufmann repetto.

Melvino Garetti, It’s Only a Matter of Time…I Haven’t Whipped Any Ass Around Here (2020). Photo: Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

Seth Bogard, Valley of the Dolls (2021). Photo by Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

Sharif Farrag, Big Dog (Guardian), (2021). Photo by Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

Katie Stout, Frog Rider (2021). Photo: Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

Bari Ziperstein, Farm Labor: Handwork + Technology (2021). Photo by Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

Sally Saul, Thinking Things Over (2021). Photo by Genevieve Hanson. Courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York.

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See How a New Generation of Ceramic Artists Is Pushing the Medium Into Strange Dimensions in Jeffrey Deitch’s ‘Clay Pop’

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