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a sculpture by Ninon Hivert made of clay and other materials that mimics two compressed stacks of cardboard boxes

Ninon Hivert Captures the Poetics of Discarded Items in Sculpture and Collage

November 5, 2025

a detail of a room-size art installation by Antony Gormley of blocky terracotta forms resembling human figures in various positions

Architecture Converges with the Human Form in Antony Gormley’s ‘Body Buildings’

August 21, 2025

a bright yellow, large-scale ceramic vessel with white rings creating an overall pattern

Xanthe Somers Weaves Themes of Labor and Visibility in Bold Ceramic Vessels

August 7, 2025

a series of five elaborate, multi-colored ceramic vases made with clay piped like frosting

Piped Like Cake Icing, Ebony Russell’s Luscious Vessels Evoke Emotional Celebrations

June 12, 2025

three abstract porcelain vessels loosely resembling intricately folded paper in pastel green, pink, and blue

Paper-Thin Porcelain Works by Mark Goudy Balance on Folds Inspired by Origami

June 10, 2025

two creature like sculptures facing each other with translucent bodies of dried herbs

Chinese Herbs Suspended in Resin Usher in Healing in Wen Liu’s Skeletal Sculptures

June 3, 2025

a sculpture of a woman's head and shoulders, surrounded by book or manuscript pages

Paola Grizi Adds New Meaning to ‘Literary Figures’ in Emotive Bronze Sculptures

May 14, 2025

light glimmers on a small stream of water in a forest

‘And Then There Was Everything’ Unearths the Allure of Natural Motifs at Joy Machine

April 9, 2025

a three-dimensional wall sculpture of a cartoonish scene in which a variety of rooms and platforms are framed by a stairway and numerous green steel beams

Rooms and Buildings Have a Life of Their Own in Eamon Monaghan’s Uncanny Dioramas

February 19, 2025

a large ceramic sculpture of a an abstract face in a green-to-pink gradient, installed on a pallet-inspired wood pedestal

Whimsical Ceramic Sculptures by En Iwamura Evoke Ancient Traditions and Childlike Curiosity

February 6, 2025

three slices of vibrantly painted ceramic pie slices with overflowing filling

Naomi Peterson Channels a Sweet Tooth and Sense of Togetherness in Her Vibrant ‘Cup-Cakes’

February 4, 2025

a ceramic sculpture of a tv dinner platter rotating inside of a lit microwave. three boxes of tv dinners sit above the microwave, including Stouffer's, Kid Cuisine, and Hungry-Man.

Through Ceramics, Stephanie Shih Considers the Disillusioning Price of Domestic Bliss

January 27, 2025

three pink blob-like vases that hang over the edge of a table. each holds leafy green plants and each has a face.

Aman Khanna’s Cast of Clay Personalities Meet at the Corner of Form and Function

December 9, 2024

From Gossamer Objects to Monumental Architecture, Do Ho Suh Embraces the Process

October 18, 2024

an abstract ceramic sculpture of a green form with a flame-like texture on its back, with four legs

From Fire to Wind, JiSook Jung’s Ceramic Sculptures Animate the Elements

October 2, 2024

a detail of a clay sculpture featuring a dark fox-like creature

Beth Cavener Molds Thousands of Pounds of Clay into Provocative Animals that Grapple with Trust

August 22, 2024