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Contemporary British Ceramics and the Influence of Sculpture

Monuments, Multiples, Destruction and Display

Laura Gray

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English
Routledge
21 January 2023
This book investigates how British contemporary artists who work with clay have managed, in the space of a single generation, to take ceramics from niche-interest craft to the pristine territories of the contemporary art gallery. This development has been accompanied (and perhaps propelled) by the kind of critical discussion usually reserved for the 'higher' discipline of sculpture. Ceramics is now encountering and colliding with sculpture, both formally and intellectually. Laura Gray examines what this means for the old hierarchies between art and craft, the identity of the potter, and the character of a discipline tied to a specific material but wanting to participate in critical discussions that extend far beyond clay.

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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 246mm,  Width: 174mm, 
Weight:   320g
ISBN:   9781032476421
ISBN 10:   1032476427
Series:   Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies
Pages:   146
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Laura Gray has a PhD in Art History from Cardiff Metropolitan University and is a freelance curator, writer and researcher specializing in contemporary art and craft, and twentieth-century sculpture.

Reviews for Contemporary British Ceramics and the Influence of Sculpture: Monuments, Multiples, Destruction and Display

'This is an essential read for the student of contemporary ceramics, providing a fresh perspective on post-studio ceramic practice.' Stephen Dixon, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK


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