Installation with visitors viewing works by Katsumata Cheiko and Fujino Sachiko
Image courtesy of Eva Bella
“Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan”
Where: Art Institute of Chicago
When: December 16, 2023 - June 3, 2024
Why It’s Worth a Look: With 40 works by 36 artists, “Radical Clay” spotlights the contributions of contemporary women artists to the Japanese ceramics genre. The artists on view range from the pioneering figures of Mishima Kimiyo, Tsuboi Asuka, and Ogawa Machiko, who have been reshaping ceramics for decades, to the fresh perspectives of younger artists like Konno Tomoko, Aoki Katsuyo, and Oishi Sayaka.
Know Before You Go: A central form of disruption explored in the exhibition is the artists' dismissal of traditional gender norms, shown either through their unorthodox approach to typically feminine subjects, or their outright pursual of stereotypically masculine subject matter.
