Terracotta: Offsite exhibition in collaboration with Blue Projects
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Urara TsuchiyaHog Roast, 2018glazed earthenwear9 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. | 25 x 19 x 22 cm
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AnonA small blue-splashed spittoon ‘zhadou’ , Tang dynasty, 8th centuryglazed terracotta3 1/8 x 3 x 3 in. | 8 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm
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AnonBronze Age Earthenware Bowl with Lug Handlesterracotta8 1/8 x 10 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. | 20.5 x 27.5 x 27.5 cm
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Domenico Antonio Vaccaro (Italian, 1678-1745)Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ), 18th centurypolychrome terracotta28 x 8 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. | 71 x 22 x 18 cm
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Frank DobsonLevée, 1945terracotta4 3/8 x 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. | 11 x 17 x 9 cm
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Frederick Edwards McWilliamMother and Child, 1946terracotta
Base: 5 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. Height: 18 7/8 in. | Base: 14.5 x 15 cm Height:
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Girolamo della Robbia (1488-1566) (Workshop of)Roundel decorated with a garland of fruits and flowers, 16th centurypolychrome terracottaDiameter: 29 1/8 in. | 74 cm
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AnonA Chinese green-glazed conjoined amphora, Sui dynasty, 7th centuryglazed terracotta7 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. | 19.5 x 11 x 5.5 cm
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AnonA Cypriot figure of a Goddess, 7th Century BCpainted terracotta8 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 2 in. | 21 x 8 x 5 cm
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AnonA green-glazed 'Buffalo' rhyton, Sui-Tang dynasty, 7th – 8th centuryglazed terracotta3 x 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. | 7.5 x 10.5 x 6.5 cm
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AnonA pair of terracotta hares, Han dynasty, 206 BC - 220 ADpainted terracottaEach: 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 2 in. | 12 x 16 x 5 cm
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AnonEgyptian Predynastic Pottery Jar, Naqada II period, c. 3600-3200 BCpainted terracotta9 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. | 24 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm
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Leonardo Di Domenico Del Tasso (Italian, c. 1464-1500)Santa Maria Maddalena in Preghiera, c. 1500terracotta62 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. | 158 x 59 x 34 cm
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Sir Richard LongUntitled, 2013River Avon Mud, China clay, binder and paint on canvas51 1/8 x 88 5/8 in. | 130 x 225 cm
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AnonAnatolian Temple Frieze with Horse & Griffin, Circa 525 BCpainted terracottaExcluding stand: 8 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. | 22 x 16 x 4 cm
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Pablo PicassoPetit Buste de Femme (Small Bust of a Woman), 1964Earthenware plaque with black paint
Stamped Madoura Plein Feu Empreinte Originale de Picasso
Edition of 10012 7/8 x 9 7/8 x 3/4 in. | 32.8 x 25.2 x 1.8 cm
This exhibition brings together a group of outstanding artworks and artefacts that explore the versatility of this humble and expressive medium, from its uses in ancient civilisations to modernist and contemporary sculpture. Functional vessels and pottery made by unknown artisans dating back almost 5,000 years are placed in dialogue with works by pre-eminent artists from the Renaissance to the present day, including works by Domenico Antonia Vaccaro, Leondardo di Domenico del Tasso, Girolamo della Robbia, Pablo Picasso, Frank Dobson, Frederick Edward McWilliam, and Richard Long, as well as recent works by Katinka Bock and Urara Tsuchiya.
Since ancient times, the process of sourcing clay from the natural environment and of shaping it by hand or with simple tools has remained largely unchanged, allowing artists and artisans to work fast and spontaneously and to achieve a wide range of results. Across the exhibition, archaeological and utilitarian objects, abstract low reliefs, exquisite statuettes and brightly coloured glazes and painted works offer a glimpse of the broad definition of terracotta as a sculptural medium. Bearing a direct link to the hand of the artist, the works on show suggest varied propositions and connect us with the traces of activity from our ancient past.
The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue which can be downloaded here.