SODEISHA: connected to Australia

2 Mar 2019 – 19 May 2019
SHODEISHA: connected to Australia at the Newcastle Art Gallery

#EuropaEuropa (series)  2017
Vintage porcelain blue and white figurines, gravy boats, cups, bowls, dishes, plates, epoxy putty, bright orange enamel paint, epoxe resin
Dimensions variable

In 2019 SODEISHA: connected to Australia celebrates this significant collection with the inclusion of ten contemporary ceramic artists from Australia and Japan featuring alongside the Gallery's Sodeisha collection to form a dialogue between this important post war avant-garde movement and contemporary ceramic arts practice today. A highlight of the exhibition is invited ceramic artist Satoru Hoshino, an original member of the Sodeisha group and exhibitor in the 1979 exhibition who will travel to Newcastle to create a major installation and conduct a series of masterclasses providing a living link to the past and present of the Sodeisha group both in Japan and Australia.