MIDSTREAM: New Ceramics from the Heartland

Arizona State University Art Museum
Ceramics Research Center
Aug. 23, 2008 – Feb. 28, 2009

Alex Hibbitt, Souvenir of Louisiana #12, 2007. Porcelain, paint, light, Plexiglas, wood, steel, 43 H x 54 W x 36 D inches. Courtesy of the artist.

Reception
Friday, Sept. 26, 7-9 p.m.

MIDSTREAM: New Ceramics from the Heartland
Midstream uncovers the work of three artists who define a new generation of clay artists and reflect the dominance in the contemporary art world of artists. They are from diverse backgrounds working with new issues of identity.

Exhibition Artists
Artists featured in Midstream include: Teri Frame, Alex Hibbitt and Liz Zacher; all recent MFA graduates residing in Athens, Ohio and Kansas City.

ASU Art Museum Presentation
Organized by Peter Held, ASU Art Museum Curator of Ceramics, Midstream will be installed in the Arizona State University Art Museum’s Ceramics Research Center location.

Duration
Midstream: New Ceramics from the Heartland (Aug. 23, 2008 – Feb. 28, 2009) is open at the ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center: Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. (summer hours: Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.); Wednesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; Closed Monday and holidays

ASU Art Museum Exhibitions
Selected past exhibitions at the ASU Art Museum include:
Renegade Clay: Five Views from the West
Following the Rhythms of Life: The Ceramic Art of David Shaner
Between Clouds and Memory: Akio Takamori
Wit and Wine
Desert Classics
British Ceramic Masterworks: Highlights from the Anne and Sam Davis
Humor, Irony and Wit: Ceramic Funk from the Sixties and Beyond
Shared Passion: Sara and David Lieberman Collection of Contemporary Ceramics and Craft
Luo Xiaoping: The Time Square Series
Beyond Boundries: The Yixing Influence on Contemporary American Ceramics
Embracing Night: New Ceramics by Farraday Newsome Sredl

More information contact John Spiak at spiak@asu.edu.
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