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Lucie Rie: The Adventure of Pottery at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge

22nd May 202322nd May 2023  Julia Bagguley

Art historian Julia Bagguley gives an introduction to the extraordinary artist at the centre of Kettle’s Yard’s latest exhibition, Lucie Rie, and celebrates her almost alchemical ability to make stunning pots, buttons, bowls and vases.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: art, Artist, Cambridge, ceramics, craft, Julia Bagguley, Kettle's Yard, Lucie Rie, Pottery, women artists

The Rebel Within Reclaims Magic: Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2021

29th November 2021  Emily Walters

Artist Yinka Shonibare curates a vibrant, magical and moving Summer Exhibition, one where a multiplicity of voices and artistic perspectives speak to the pain and progress of both past and present, writes Emily Walters.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: art, Bill Traylor, Black Obsidian Sound System, Bob and Roberta Smith, craft, Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Humphrey Ocean, Mali Morris, Ofunne Azinge, painting, Pelin Pelin, Raúl de Nieves, Royal Academy, sculpture, sound installations, Summer Exhibition, Sylvie Franquet, Tracey Emin, Yinka Shonibare

Judy Chicago at the Baltic

26th January 202026th January 2020  Elodie Rose Barnes

Bursts of bright colour, radical tapestries and personal drawings exploring loss and grief mark out the Baltic’s current exhibition of Judy Chicago’s work, which spans the whole of her 50-year career.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: craft, Feminism, Fireworks, Judy Chicago, Tapestries, The Baltic, The Baltic Centre of Contemporary Art, The Birth Project, The Dinner Party

The Evolution of the Studio Potter: Jennifer Lee’s Art of ‘Subdued Elegance’

1st August 20194th August 2019  Julia Bagguley

Our use of pottery for everyday rituals dates back to before the Neolithic period, but today we appreciate the subtle beauty of ceramics. Here, Julia Bagguley discusses the history of pottery in relation to artist Jennifer Lee’s work, currently on show at Kettle’s Yard.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: art, Bernard Leach, craft, David Attenborough, Edmund de Waal, Grayson Perry, Hans Coper, Issy Miyake, Jennifer Lee, Kettle's Yard, Lucie Rie, Pottery, Richard Slee, Roger Law
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