{"product_id":"contemporary-british-ceramics-and-the-influence-of-sculpture-9781032476421","title":"Contemporary British Ceramics and the Influence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecoming Partners?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreative Tension: Defining ceramics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSculpture: A category in danger of collapse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Art and Craft Divide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Overview of the Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonumental Matters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonuments and the Collective Memory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo Approaches: The logical and the abstracted monument \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeramics in Civic Space\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWheel of Fortune: Monumentalizing Stoke-on-Trent \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking it Big: The monumental style\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Numbers Game: Multi-part compositions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo Numbers Matter?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlane Thinking: Horizonal groups\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh Rise: Stack, build, repeat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Expressive Possibility of Repetition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClare Twomey: Master assembler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Art of Destruction: Ceramics, Sculpture and Iconoclasm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is Iconoclasm?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIconoclasm and Art\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVases and Vandalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of the Ordinary: Destroying domestic ware\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClay in Common\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePast Imperfect: The art of transformative repair\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDestruction as Cultural Critique\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease Do Not Touch: Destruction in the vitrine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiting the hand that feeds? Iconoclasm as institutional critique\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncounters: Ceramics on Show\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThinking About Exhibitions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClay as an Authentic Material for Sculpture: \u003ci\u003eThe Raw and the Cooked\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeramics and Minimalism: \u003ci\u003eThe New White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeramics Under Threat: \u003ci\u003eA Secret History of Clay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePost-Studio Practice: \u003ci\u003ePossibilities and Losses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeramics for the Home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Separation of Art and the Home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome Coming: Contemporary ceramics in domestic space\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDomesticating the White Cube\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRadical Plasticity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Single Material\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorkmanship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Vessel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Current of Influence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Future\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019076829527,"sku":"9781032476421","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032476421.jpg?v=1750779227","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-british-ceramics-and-the-influence-of-sculpture-9781032476421","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}