CFP: “Beyond the Art/Craft Divide: Rethinking Ceramics History”
20-23 October 2010
SECAC/MACAA Panel, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Ceramics is arguably experiencing a renaissance, both in terms of
production and reception. Recent work in clay has received high-profile
attention: consider that Grayson Perry won the Turner Prize in 2003; note
that Philadelphia’s Institute of Contemporary Art, a venue for
cutting-edge art, garnered positive reviews for its 2009 “Dirt on
Delight.” Scholars have begun to reconsider the place of ceramics in art
history more broadly: Andrew Perchuk and Glenn Adamson, for example, have
examined studio pottery in dialogue with conceptual avant-gardes of the
mid-twentieth century. It might seem that studio ceramics is finally
poised to rise above its lowly status as craft and gain definitive entrée
into the fine-arts world. Yet the question of whether ceramics should be
considered craft or art is not one that actually shows any signs of
disappearing. Is it time to let this distinction fall away, to leave that
question behind in favor of others? Or is it necessary to retain
these categories? This session aims to consider what forms the future of
ceramics history and criticism should take. Panelists may turn to the
distant or recent past, modeling a practice or history without addressing
this divide or insisting on its continued relevance.
To submit a paper proposal, please download the form from:
http://www.secollegeart.org/annual-conference.html
The deadline for submissions is April 20, 2010. Email proposals and/or
questions to Bibi Obler, George Washington University, at boblergwu.edu.
Quellennachweis:
CFP: Beyond the Art/Craft Divide (Richmond, 20-23 Oct 10). In: ArtHist.net, 18.02.2010. Letzter Zugriff 03.07.2025. <https://arthist.net/archive/32295>.