The installation is staged in a single gallery, in a darkness punctuated by a series of hot white spotlights projected from beneath the shade of eleven black - and -
white ceramic objects.
The white ceramic object had a mug - like handle that Rebecca comfortably slid her hand through to carry it from the kitchen to the dining nook.
Not exact matches
This exhibition focuses on a handful of forms and
objects that appear and reappear in her work: a torn fragment of a 1958 work titled
White Spica, her camera tripod, a hybrid item created from an antique candlestick telephone, flowers, a generic tissue box, or a tiny
ceramic cup.
Counts further conveys the symbolic depth of
objects with her two most figurative sculptures in the exhibition, Moment A, a massive candle dripping with satisfying layers of blue,
white, gray, and silver glazes, and Moment B, a colorful vase full of large
ceramic roses.
Highlights include: a unique collection of Asian
ceramics from Japan, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar; sculptural masterpieces such as the magnificent Japanese Amida Nyorai, the Sino - Tibetan
White and the Jain Shri Mallinath and Vijayanagara period Siva nataraja from India; craftworks like the Javanese ninth - century Kala and Batak Mortuary puppet (si gale gale); a definitive collection of Indian textiles dating from 1350s to the 19th century; ukiyo - e woodblock prints like the Thirty - six views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige; plus rare
objects such as a Celestial globe (1780 — 81), and a heterodox Mughal portrait of Prophet Muhammad riding the bouraq steed.
System VI,
White Traffic Artist: Richard Tuttle born 1941 Date: 2011 Classification: sculpture Medium: wood, fibreboard, polystyrene foam, synthetic mesh, terracotta, halogen lamp,
ceramic, vinyl?coated steel cable, wire, f Dimensions:
object: 2540 x 2896 x 2896 mm Purchased with assistance from the Karpidas Family (Tate Americas Foundation) 2013 © Richard Tuttle
This section features five distinct sensibilities: Michael Dee with his large star sculptures made from heated plastic cups; David Kiddie collaborating with Michael Reafsnyder creating
ceramic platters, and Reafsnyder alone, crafting mermaid goddesses out of clay; Heimir Björgúlfsson sees nature and culture as inseparable in his enigmatic found
object works; and Wayne
White continues to confound us with his unique brand of humor and skill in new
ceramic work (PORKGREASE) and painted wood sculptures.
I pulled a few blue and
white objects from my own store (this pagoda candle, these cache pots and this fun
ceramic pineapple) and added it to some pieces I already owned (this large bowl, this vase, this box and a few vintage items).
Wall Color, Benjamin Moore Simply
White; Accent Wall Color, Valspar Vintage Frame; Built - ins color, Clark + Kensington Chalk; Carpet, Stainmaster Medford in Fizz; Area Rug, Skyline from Rejuvenation; Sectional, Ainsley from Interior Define; Throw Pillows, Studio McGee; Arteriors Coffee Table; Table; Chairs; Pendant Lights; Toy Storage Chests; Dog Painting; Round Mirror; Lamp on Toy Storage; Globe; P - L - A-Y Letters (spray - painted gold); Swing; Curtains; Bamboo Blinds; Guitar Hangers; Shaggy Pouf; Piano Bench; Letter Board; Black and
White Floor Bin; Blue Dipped Basket; Doll House; Teepee; Double Wall Sconce; Plant Stand — TJMaxx, Engineer Prints (Ribba Frame from Ikea), Curtains;; In the Built - ins: Dwell Studio Black Pyramids; Kai Samuels Davis «The Beginning» Print; Black and Copper Figurine; Nubby Vase; Small vases; Cement vase with lid; Kai Samuels Davis «After The Storm» print; Shallow Baskets; Faux banana leaf plant; Glass box;
White Urchin; Brass Geometric
Object; Faux succulent; Candlesticks;
Ceramic Elephant