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In The Mary L. Beitzel and The Sally and Volney Righter Galleries
October 19, 2008 - January 11, 2009
Conversations in Clay
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As part of a county-wide celebration of clay, this exhibition will feature tableaus in clay by ten distinguished contemporary artists who use the material to probe a wide range of contemporary issues through the spatial, corporal, and contextual arena of installation art. Touching on a wide range of issues from the personal to the universal, each approaches the medium in a highly individual manner. While some of the works take ceramic tradition as their starting point, others totally reject any antecedents from pottery history, often subverting or altering the functional origins of the medium. The works interact with the surrounding space as well as with the viewer to convey a great range of creative energy and thought.
Participating artists include artists Ann Agee, Marek Cecula, Michel Lucero, Sana Masusama, Jeffrey Mongrain, Judy Moonelis, Denise Pelletier, Charles Simonds, Betty Woodman, and Arnold Zimmerman
View images from this exhibition
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In the Learning Center
October 19, 2008 - January 11, 2009
Jeanette Winter: Josefina
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The Learning Center is privileged to feature folk artist Josefina Aguilar, whose family is part of a long tradition of clay artisans in Ocotlán, Mexico. Josefina tells Aguilar’s story, from when she first learned to mould clay as a baby to the whimsical figures she makes today. Illustrator and writer Jeanette Winter is faithful to the Mexican tradition in her charming counting book.To complement the illustrations in the book, several of Josefina’s clay sculptures are also on display.
Meet Jeanette Winter on Sunday, November 9, at 1:30 as part of our Clay Family Day
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Josefina. Illustration from JOSEFINA, copyright 1996 by Jeanette Winter, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Courtesy of Kerlan Collection, University of Minnesota Libraries |
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In the Learning Center
January 25, 2009 - February 22, 2009
Younger Artists: Clay Stories
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For the tenth year, this annual Learning Center exhibition provides students with the opportunity to showcase their work in a museum setting. Individuals, groups, and entire classes create original art inspired by their visits to the KMA. This year will feature handmade clay artwork.
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On the South Lawn
August 19, 2008 - April 12, 2009
South Lawn: Monk Wall
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Monk Wall, Bo Gehring, 2008. Painted machined foam, 3 1/2 x 153 feet. |
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