ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection, Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan celebrates the originality and virtuosity of 36 women artists who have explored sculptural expression outside the traditionally male-dominated field of Japanese studio ceramics.
Mishima Kimiyo, Untitled (Crushed Asahi Beer Box), 2007. Glazed and silkscreened stoneware. Carol & Jeffrey Horvitz Collection of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics. Photography by Richard Goodbody
Drawn from the Horvitz Collection, one of the leading collections of Japanese contemporary ceramics outside of Japan, the exhibition’s 40 avant-garde works featuring motifs of flora, geology, human anatomy, and fantastical abstract forms illuminate the technical achievements and creativity of leading women ceramicists from post-World War II Japan. These artists embraced bold approaches to form, color, and surface texture despite expectations for how the medium could—and should—be used, resulting in innovative and technically ambitious works that surprise viewers of all ages.
Hosono Hitomi, Pine Tree Pool, 2019 (detail). Porcelain. Carol & Jeffrey Horvitz Collection of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics. Photography by Richard Goodbody
Header: Shingu Sayaka, Erosion No. 4 Shokka (Eroding Flower), 2021. Glazed and unglazed stoneware. Carol & Jeffrey Horvitz Collection of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics. Photography by Richard Goodbody
EXHIBITION SPONSORS
Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan is organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection and curated by Janice Katz, Roger L. Weston Curator of Japanese Art. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Art.
Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan is made possible by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and Katharine and Nicholas J. Feduska, M.D.
Contemporary art exhibitions and projects are made possible in part by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art.
All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.
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