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Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Contemporary Ar

Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Contemporary Ar
Ford Foundation Gallery

320 E 43rd Street

New York, NY 10017

On view Sep 10 - Dec 6

Monday - Friday, 11am - 6pm

Artist(s)

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
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.

Selected Works

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