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February 28 – May 24, 2009 |
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An Expanded Field of Possibilities
Amy Bessone, Nicole Cherubini, Mari Eastman, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Klara Kristalova, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Kristen Morgin, William J. O’Brien, Eduardo Sarabia, Anna Sew Hoy, and Stephanie Wagner
CAF will highlight ceramics in contemporary art, with a groundbreaking exhibition featuring 11 internationally acclaimed artists. In the book 20th Century Ceramics, Edmund de Waal described artists’ use of clay in the last hundred years as “a field of possibilities.” In the last century, artists ranging from Henri Matisse and Isamu Noguchi to contemporary artists like Judy Chicago and Jeff Koons used ceramics in their artistic practices. Now, in the 21st century, artists have all but eliminated the traditional boundaries between high art versus craft or fine versus decorative arts in creating An Expanded Field of Possibilities, the title of this exhibition.
This exhibition in Santa Barbara continues the avant-garde legacy of west coast artists in particular who embrace innovation and creativity with this medium, exploring its relationship to the feminine domain, beauty and ornament, as well as notions of taste, luxury, and decadence. |
Amy Bessone
Woman With Serpent, 2007
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Nicole Cherubini
Small Amphora with Turquoise Narration
(Detail), 2008
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Eduardo Sarabia
History of the World, 2008 |
Klara Kristalova
Jealous, 2007 |
This exhibition has been made possible in part by the generous support of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Susan E. Bower Exhibition Fund.
Special thanks to Anne Anka, Los Angeles, CA; D’Amelio Terras, New York, NY; Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY; Duo Events & Catering, Santa Barbara, CA; Andrew Durham, Los Angeles, CA; Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Miami, FL and Paris, FR; Galleri Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, SE; Ghirardo-Kohen Collection, Miami, FL; David and Tia Hoberman, Los Angeles, CA; Karyn Lovegrove Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Jacquelyn Klein-Brown, Montecito, CA; Jeanne and Mickey Klein, Lumino Press, Santa Barbara, CA: Austin, TX; Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA; Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY; Glenn Miller and Marjorie Gies, Santa Barbara, CA; Myopia Design + Photography, Santa Barbara, CA; The Presidio Motel, Santa Barbara, CA; Lorie Porter, Santa Barbara, CA; Rogue Wave Projects/L.A. Louver, Venice, CA; Salon 94, New York, NY; Samson Projects, Boston, MA; Paul and Joan Selwyn, Montecito, CA; Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago, IL; Small A Projects, New York, NY; Smith-Stewart, New York, NY; and Geofrey and Laura Wyatt, Montecito, CA
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Jennifer Nocon
Gambusia Affinis Santa Barbara
Jennifer Nocon will occupy the Charles Bloom Foundation and Glass Box galleries with a newly commissioned, site-specific installation. Nocon is known for creating sculptural environments using hand-dyed, wool felt inspired by naturally occurring patterns. The wool felt sculptures form open, intuitive patterns that have a visual language all their own. Nocon’s sculptures and installations celebrate the power of the imagination, the diversity of nature, and explore the realm into where these forces meet.
This exhibition has been made possible in part by the generous support of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Susan E. Bower Exhibition Fund.
Special thanks to Candice Assassi, Carpinteria, CA; Kalfayan Gallery, Athens, GR; Lotusland, Santa Barbara, CA; Wayne McCall and Associates,Santa Barbara, CA; The Presidio Motel, Santa Barbara, CA; and Tracy Williams Ltd, New York, NY.
about the BLOOM PROJECTS series
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Jennifer Nocon
Gambusia Affinis, 2009 |
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