Rethinking Plastic: Returning to Clay

Plastic has become an ever-present part of daily life. From takeout containers and grocery bags to soda bottles, it is now the default material through which we consume. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, humans produce more than 400

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Building a Palacio with Santiago Insignares Martínez

_{Installation shot of PALACIO | SGR Galería | Photo: Isabel Turga}

Santiago Insignares Martínez, from Colombia and currently based in Berlin, Germany, uses playfulness and what he identifies as "the toy" to point to some of the heavier, contradictory corners …

Worlds Within: Toshiko Takaezu

_{Toshiko Takaezu with works later combined in the Star Series (c. 1994–2001), including (from left to right) Sahu, Nommo, Emme Ya, Unas, and Po Tolo (Dark Companion), 1998 | Photo: Tom Grotta | Courtesy of}

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Mission Clay: Where Artists Dream Big


MISSION CLAY ART & INDUSTRY
4850 W. Buckeye Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85043

For over three decades, artists used factory pipe as a sort of three-dimensional blank canvas, mainly for carving and decorating with ceramic underglaze colors. Today, artists such as …

Standout Galleries at Ceramic Brussels 2026

Tour & Taxis
3 Picard Street
1000 Brussels

70 exhibitors from thirty countries, nearly 200 artists, and more than 19,000 visitors: all for clay, all in Belgium, for Ceramic Brussels 2026. This year, MoCA/NY’s team traveled to experience the fair’s

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