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Organized by The Newark Museum, Great Pots will feature works from their renowned collection of international ceramics, which began when the museum was founded in 1909.
The exhibition will bring together approximately 164 ceramic works by 143 artists, including pieces by leading ceramists Peter Voulkos, Grayson Perry, Beatrice Wood, Maria Martinez and Shoji Hamada. Curated by Ulysses Dietz, Great Pots will address sculptural vessels, which focus on the shape and surface of the pot, as well as painterly works, which approach the pot as a "canvas" to be decorated. Displayed in chronological order within each section, the ceramics on view will be organized into three conceptual categories—Beautiful, Useful and Wise Pots. Beautiful Pots will focus on surface decoration and the essential beauty of sculptural and painterly forms, while Useful Pots will address functional works of ceramic art, including bowls, vases and teapots. Wise Pots will highlight works imbued with wit, humor, spirituality or rebelliousness, as well as "impossible" or fantastical pots that defy function.
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