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Friday, March 29, 2024


Exhibition Public - USA & Canada

Fired Earth, Woven Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics and Bamboo Art

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Nov 12, 2013 To Sep 08, 2014


Detail: During the last decade, the exciting shapes and technical finesse in Japanese contemporary ceramics and baskets have attracted new audiences among Western enthusiasts. Recently attention has centered on more abstract works produced by modern ceramic and bamboo artists, including pioneering female ceramists, who, beginning in the 1950s, turned to abstract sculpture or architecture for their inspiration, creating innovative, expressive sculptural pieces rooted in traditional materials and techniques but that transcend utilitarian forms. “Fired Earth, Woven Bamboo” celebrates contemporary Japanese decorative arts at the MFA, thanks to the recent gift of works spanning the late 20th and early 21st centuries from Stanley and Mary Ann Snider. More than 60 dramatic ceramics and baskets from the Snider Collection are complemented by contemporary Japanese quilts and fabric screens and an example of sophisticated paper sculpture, highlighting the revolution in these traditional media in creative abstraction.

Phone No.: 617-267-9300
Site URL: http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/fired-earth-woven-bamboo



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