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Hirmer Verlag - Funk You Too! Humor And Irreverence In Ceramic Sculpture - Hardcover
Hirmer Verlag - Funk You Too! Humor And Irreverence In Ceramic Sculpture - Hardcover
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Description: The first book to connect the history of Funk Art to contemporary ceramic practice. Funk You Too! arrives at a moment when clay has unprecedented currency in the art world as a sculptural medium. It is the first book to connect the history of Funk Art to contemporary ceramic practice through an exploration of the enduring role of humor in clay image - making. The founding generation of Funk artists used forms of subversion to deflate the power of the aesthetic hierarchy that dismissed ceramics as hobby art. Today in the hands of a younger more diverse cohort the irreverent approach is a powerful tool of critique and personal expression and the spoonful of sugar to help discuss sociopolitical concerns of our time. Showcasing over 50 works from a 2023 exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City this catalog addresses the historical context for the emergence of ceramic sculpture in 1960s Funk Art and applies a critical lens to work by its contemporary successors. The exhibition's curator Angelik Vizcarrondo - Laboy conceptually frames the exhibition's emphasis on humor as a tool for tackling personal and political themes. Garth Johnson contributes an essay on the impulse for humor in American ceramics that lead to Funk ceramics. The catalog also features biographies of the artists color images and a select bibliography.
Title: Funk You Too! Humor And Irreverence In Ceramic Sculpture
Brand: Hirmer Verlag
Barcode: 9783777440941
Pages: 112 Pages, 86 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 5/20/2023
Category: Exhibition Catalogues & Specific Collections
Description: The first book to connect the history of Funk Art to contemporary ceramic practice. Funk You Too! arrives at a moment when clay has unprecedented currency in the art world as a sculptural medium. It is the first book to connect the history of Funk Art to contemporary ceramic practice through an exploration of the enduring role of humor in clay image - making. The founding generation of Funk artists used forms of subversion to deflate the power of the aesthetic hierarchy that dismissed ceramics as hobby art. Today in the hands of a younger more diverse cohort the irreverent approach is a powerful tool of critique and personal expression and the spoonful of sugar to help discuss sociopolitical concerns of our time. Showcasing over 50 works from a 2023 exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City this catalog addresses the historical context for the emergence of ceramic sculpture in 1960s Funk Art and applies a critical lens to work by its contemporary successors. The exhibition's curator Angelik Vizcarrondo - Laboy conceptually frames the exhibition's emphasis on humor as a tool for tackling personal and political themes. Garth Johnson contributes an essay on the impulse for humor in American ceramics that lead to Funk ceramics. The catalog also features biographies of the artists color images and a select bibliography.
Title: Funk You Too! Humor And Irreverence In Ceramic Sculpture
Brand: Hirmer Verlag
Barcode: 9783777440941
Pages: 112 Pages, 86 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 5/20/2023
Category: Exhibition Catalogues & Specific Collections
