Contemporary Japanese Ceramics On View At Georgia Museum Of Art

From the Georgia Museum of Art:

September 10, 2020

Pottery is one of the oldest crafts and art forms in Japan. Ceramic culture has thrived there for more than 15,000 years, with a focus on practical objects, especially pots that are used during the tea ceremony. In 1948, the group Sodeisha began the movement toward modern ceramics, challenging the tradition of functional pottery. Many of the works produced by Sodeisha artists omitted holes so that their pieces would not be viewed as vases or pots. These artists emphasized form over function. The vision of the Sodeisha artists shaped the future of Japanese art. The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present the show “Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Horvitz Collection” from September 5, 2020, to September 26, 2021. The show represents three generations of artists, some of whom were part of the Sodeisha group and all of whom follow or followed the philosophy initiated by those ground-breaking ceramicists in the late 1940s.

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