Earth and Clay

ceramic brussels, the first art fair dedicated to contemporary ceramics, is taking place at Tour & Taxis from 25 to 28 January, 2024. The event will host 30 Belgian and international galleries and a special art prize, among other events.

Spazio Nobile Gallery presents, Nord, an exhibition of new work made between 2022-2023 by Norwegian ceramic artist Ann Beate Tempelhaug. The exhibition will feature a selection of large-scale ceramic sculptural ‘murals’ onto which she makes free-flowing abstract paintings inspired by the dramatic northern Norwegian landscapes and the mystery of life itself.

Tracy Lynn Chemaly writes about the animistic and powerful ceramic sculptures of Senyi Awa Camara, whose work has crossed from her rural African village into the white walls of contemporary art galleries and museums in unexpected ways.

Galería Hilario Galguera presents Alabanzas, an exhibition of pictorial and sculptural pieces by Bosco Sodi that opens on Tuesday, February 7th and runs through April 7th, 2023. This is Sodi’s forth exhibition with the gallery.

TLmag spoke to Geertje Jacobs about her new role as the director of the EKWC, the unique artist-in-residency centre in Holland focused on ceramics.

Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art at The Hayward Gallery explores the expansive potential of clay through a variety of playful as well as socially-engaged artwork.

Kunsthalle Seinäjoki presents Calix by Päivi Rintaniemi. In this solo exhibition, the Finnish artist shows a selection of her monolithic, hand-built ceramic sculptures and delicate supporting works. 

In a small town in the centre of Mallorca, Huguet has been manufacturing cement tiles for nearly a century. A heritage company that has managed to grow and shift with the times, always emphasizing tradition alongside a contemporary vision.

Officine saffi, ceramic arts in Milan asked their artists to make their very own small encyclopedia, TLmag cherry-picked three works.

In his material-based and experimental practice, Carl Emil Jacobsen paints his organically shaped pieces with self-made pigments from locally sourced bricks and natural stones in light to burnt hues, his work speaks to all of our bodily senses.

New York based curator and writer Glenn Adamson navigates through the decades-long practice of Belgian ceramicist Piet Stockmans in his latest essay as part of TLmag 33 print edition: The New Age of Humanism.

Romane Sarfati, CEO of Sèvres – Cité de la Céramique, sits down with TLmag to share her vision for the centuries-old cultural institution and the future of porcelain.