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Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Contemporary Ar

Ford Foundation Gallery New York · Uptown
Exhibition on view: Sep 10, 2025 - Dec 6, 2025

Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Contemporary Art brings together over fifty works by three generations of Black women artists, connecting Nigerian potter Ladi Kwali’s legacy to contemporary practices. With ceramics, film, photography, and archival materials, the exhibition emphasizes clay's cultural and political depth, challenging historical narratives and positioning the medium as a central force in global art through innovation, memory, and intergenerational exchange.

Artists
  • Halima Audu
  • Phoebe Collings-James
  • Jade de Montserrat
  • Chinasa Vivian Ezugha
  • Adebunmi Gbadebo
  • Ladi Kwali
  • Simone Leigh
  • Anina Major
  • Bisila Noha
  • Magdalene Odundo
  • Julia Phillips
  • Michael Cardew
  • Asibi Ido
  • George Sempagala
On View
Sep 10, 2025 - Dec 6, 2025
Medium
Ceramics, Sculpture
Artist

Simone Leigh

Simone Leigh (born 1967) is an American artist whose sculptures, videos, and installations center Black women’s histories and forms. Working primarily in ceramics and bronze, she blends African diasporic traditions with contemporary feminist thought, creating monumental works that examine care, labor, and community.
Simone Leigh
Works

Artworks in this exhibition