Curated by Matt Nolan

Claytopian New York

New York City has been defined as “an experiment in world peace”. The diversity of its residents closely interacting in the density of urban living inspires a deeper understanding, appreciation and sense of greater community amongst all. NYC attracts, accepts and celebrates otherness.

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Claytopian New York invites ceramicists to apply whose work express the beauty, diversity and wonder of life in an idealized metropolis. 

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“Claytopian New York” invites sculptors to apply who use the universal language of ceramics to express the idealized universe of their artistic vision and diversity. Visions that include references to the spectrum of history, traditions, world culture, gender, social and political issues and notions of beauty- life in the Metropolis.

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Invited Artists include: Ron Baron, Sin-ying Ho, Julia Kunin, Sana Musasama, Steven Montgomery, Melissa Stern, Derek Weisberg, Adams Puryear, Eun-Ha Paek, Elise Siegel, among others.

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Exhibition on View:

February 20 – March 15, 2020

at The Plaxall Gallery