NYT > Ceramics and Pottery

1. Angélica Moreno, an Entrepreneur at Talavera Pottery’s Vanguard
   Angélica Moreno is celebrated in Mexico for being the first to market a form of this region’s traditional handmade Talavera pottery that features contemporary high-end design.
2. ‘Pyramids of Makkum’ Exhibition in London
   “Pyramids of Makkum,” in which four designers reinterpret 17th-century flower pyramids, is opening at Gallery Libby Sellers in London.
3. ‘Dibbles and Daisy Grubbers’ at Bartow-Pell Museum in Bronx
   “Dibbles and Daisy Grubbers: The Art of the Garden Tool,” a collection of gardening implements from the landscape architect Mark K. Morrison, is on view at the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in the Bronx.
4. Ken Price, Sculptor Who Helped Elevate Ceramics, Dies at 77
   Mr. Price molded clay into vibrant, abstract objects featuring exquisite finishes that was worthy of consideration as high art.
5. At Adelphi University, Art Pieces From a Kiln That Inspires
   Ceramic artists at Adelphi University find that the unpredictability of the wood-fired anagama kiln yields beautiful pieces, which will be on display there through Feb. 20.
6. Trenton, Already Beleaguered, Loses a Vase It Holds Dear
   The Brooklyn Museum has reclaimed a 4-foot-7-inch vase dating from Trenton’s heyday that it lent to the New Jersey city in 1997.
7. New York Ceramics Fair and Metro Show - Review
   Two small, idiosyncratic fairs, the New York Ceramics Fair and the Metro Show, are taking place in the city this weekend.
8. Eva Zeisel, Ceramic Artist and Designer, Dies at 105
   In her dinnerware and vases, Ms. Zeisel applied modernist principles that fed a desire for less formal styles of living and objects of beauty and utility.
9. Ceramics That Are Imperfect on Purpose
   The potter Ayumi Horie developed a technique for making earthenware pieces without water.
10. ART REVIEW; A Jewel Box for Translucent Treasures
    Ken Johnson reviews the inaugural exhibition of 18th-century European ceramics in the newly enclosed Portico Gallery at the Frick Collection. Photos
11. Madison Square Presbyterian Church Fragments Found
    Madison Square Presbyterian Church, demolished in 1919, lives on in fragments scattered from Brooklyn to Riverside, Calif.
12. Solitary Refinement
    Eva Zeisel, celebrated 105-year-old modernist ceramics designer, publishes book Prison Memoir, an account of her time spent in Soviet jail in the 1930s. Photo
13. 'Islamic' Culture: A Groundless Myth
    Lumping together works of art that are not remotely related aesthetically or conceptually, as happened in the autumn auctions, leads to a visual confusion that is unhelpful, to put it mildly.
14. Crafts Are Celebrated at Peekskill Clay Studios
    A pottery show and sale in Peekskill illustrates the breadth of effects that can be achieved with different conceptual and technical approaches.
15. In ‘Earth,’ the Work of Ceramic Artists Is Displayed
    The ArtsWestchester show in White Plains presents works by more than ceramic 70 artists focusing on environmental concerns.