Discover 25 standout galleries highlighting conceptual ceramic sculptures at the Armory Show 2024, featuring artists like Anina Major, Elif Uras, and Zizipho Poswa.
By: MoCA/NY
September 7, 2024
JAVITS CENTER 429 11th Avenue New York, NY 10001
Ceramic art comes alive at the Armory Show 2024, an annual global art event at New York City’s Javits Center. From September 6–8, over 235 galleries from 35 countries gather to captivate collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts. Among the remarkable selection of contemporary art, ceramics holds a prominent place, showcasing works from both emerging and established artists in a diverse and vibrant display of this ever-evolving medium.
This year, ceramics lean heavily toward conceptual sculptures, with notable contributions from artists like Anina Major, Elif Uras, Ry Rocklen, Cammie Staros, Sarah Dwyer, Sara Siestreem, Cybele Rowe, and Zizipho Poswa. These striking pieces make a powerful impression across the Armory's key sections: Galleries, Focus, Solo, and Presents. In this article, we spotlight 25 of the most compelling galleries that highlight ceramicists at the fair, celebrating the creativity and innovation shaping the contemporary ceramic landscape.
Upstairs Downstairs, Elif Uras, Underglaze, glaze, gold luster on stoneware, 7 9/10 × 7 9/10 × 7 9/10 in | 20 × 20 × 20 cm, 2024
Sultana's Table, Elif Uras, 2024, Underglaze, glaze, gold luster on stoneware, 60 × 30 x 30 cm
Pink Moon, Elif Uras, Underglaze, glaze, gold luster on stoneware, 53 x 60 x 32 cm
Surge, Nermin Kura 2024, Oil on paper, Coil and slab built, midrange clay and glazes, low fire, lusters, 50 x 40 x 15 cm, 57 × 18 x 18 cm, 42 x 21 × 23 cm
Scion, Nermin Kura, 2024, Coil built, midrange clay, midrange and low-fire glazes, 61 x 46 x 31 cm
Release, Nermin Kura, 2024, Oil on paper, Coil-built, high-fire stoneware clay, mid-range glazes, 32 x 56 x 25 cm
Cleansing Crew, 2024, Underglaze, glaze, gold luster on stoneware, 38 x 20.5 cm / Crying, 2023, Underglaze painted stoneware, glaze, gold, 27 cm
Mermaid and Minotaur, 2024, Underglaze, glaze, gold luster on stoneware, 20 x 25 cm / Tightrope Walking, 2023, Underglaze painted stoneware, glaze, gold, 38 × 23 cm
Terra Incognita, 2024, Ceramic, pebbles, and shells, Vessel: 29 x 15 x 15 in | 73.7 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm, Pedestal: 35 x 10 x 10 in | 88.9 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
Terra Incognita, 2024, Ceramic, pebbles, and shells, Vessel: 29 x 15 x 15 in | 73.7 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm, Pedestal: 35 x 10 x 10 in | 88.9 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
Looking as One Shouldn't, 2024, Ceramic, pebbles, and shells, Vessel: 26.5 x 17.5 x 17.5 in | 67.3 x 44,5 x 44.5 cm, Pedestal: 43.75 x 10x 10 1n 1111.1x 25.4x 25.4 om
Striped Tights, 2024, Ceramic, pebbles, and shells, Vessel: 21 x 14 x 14 in | 53.3 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm, Pedestal: 41.5 × 10 x 10 in | 105.4 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), M(sweet)16, 2024, four glazed slip cast ceramic dance caps, Salmon vertebra, Abalone, plastic buttons, Czech white heart beads, Indigo dyed Diné Wool, woven industrial cotton cording, canvas and thread, approx: 72 x 8 x 11 in. each / 183 x 20.25 x 28 cm. each / 72 × 92 x 11 in. overall / 183 x 233.68 x 28 cm overall
Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), installation of slip cast ceramic basket, 2022-2024, multiple dimensions
Roger Herman, double cylinder, 2023, Glazed ceramic, 19 7/8 x 9 1/2 in / 50.5 x 24.1 cm, large jug, Hole, 2023, Glazed ceramic, 17 × 12 in / 43 2 x 30.5 cm, Big ball, small hole, 2021, Glazed ceramic, 17 × 17 in / 43.2 x43.2 cm
Seyni Awa Camara, Untitled, 2000, Fired clay, 25 5/8 × 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 in / 65 x 24 x 20 cm
Ohne Titel, Keith Haring, Terracotta, hand-painted 1989, h = 30, Ø 24 cm | h = 11 3/4, Ø 9 1/2 in Signed, dated and numbered »6/25« also inscribed with the copyright and artist’s symbol on the bottom, Edition of 25 + 5 A.P.
Ohne Titel, Keith Haring, Terracotta, hand-painted 1989, h = 30, Ø 24 cm | h = 11 3/4, Ø 9 1/2 in Signed, dated and numbered »6/25« also inscribed with the copyright and artist’s symbol on the bottom, Edition of 25 + 5 A.P.
Stephanie Temma Hier, It's been a good year for the undertaker, 2024 Oil on linen with glazed stoneware sculpture 139.70 x 167.64 x 15.24 cm (55 x 66 x 6 in.)
Azza El Siddique, Forbidden Fruit, 2023, Porcelain, 66.04 x 213.36 x 38.10 cm (26 x 84 x 15 in.)
Conversion, 2024, polymer clay mixed with pigments, 188 x 188 cm / 74 x 74 in
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