American sculptor Toshiko Takaezu (1922–2011) holds a pre-eminent position as an innovator who brought ceramics from the realm of craft into that of fine art. The exhibition will focus on Takaezu’s  “moons” and “closed forms,” stoneware and porcelain works that revel in the beauty of the medium without fulfilling any traditional role as functional objects. Paired with paintings from The Hyde’s permanent collection by Sam Gilliam, Adolph Gottlieb, Lee Krasner, and others, the exhibition demonstrates what Takaezu brought to the Abstract Expressionist tradition, creating “paintings in the round”—sculptural objects glazed with the gestures of the painter.   

The exhibition features loans from the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College and several important private collections.  

Curated by Jill Fishon-Kovachick. A panel discussion with the curator and several ceramic artists to be announced will take place on Thursday, May 21 at 6pm. 

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