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
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
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 …
The Ceramic Standouts at NADA New York 2026
Starrett-Lehigh Building 601 W 26th Street New York, NY 10001
Sprightly bursts of color and whimsy welcomed visitors as they arrived at this year's NADA New York fair, a timely antidote to the long shadow of a frigid winter. 120
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The Crystalline Journey: An International Endeavor
This Clay + Tech feature is made possible with the support of L&L Kilns, a sponsor of MoCA/NY.
What are crystalline glazes? A very simple definition would suggest that any glaze that creates crystalline structures as a result of a
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Linda Lighton: A Handbook for Dismantling Power
12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210
Linda Lighton: Love & War, A Fifty-Year Survey, 1975-2025 installation view | Photo: EG Schempf
At the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Love & War: A Fifty-Year Survey 1975–2025 charts Linda Lighton’s evolution
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Artists Spotlight: Ceramic Brussels 2026
Tour & Taxis 3 Picard Street 1000 Brussels
This year, MoCA/NY visited Ceramic Brussels for the first time. Among its most compelling distinctions, particularly when measured against other established fairs, was the presentation of the Art Prize Laureates, a
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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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Archaeology and the Archetypal: Jeanne Jaffe’s Becoming Hybrid
524 W 19th St New York, NY 10011
Installation view of Becoming Hybrid | Photo Courtesy: L'Space Gallery
Jeanne Jaffe, a multidisciplinary artist, has been creating ceramic work for almost fifty years. Clay is at the root of nearly everything