Objects of Desire
Large sculptural vase,
circa 1963, stoneware
31″H x 15″W x 5.5″D”
circa 1963, stoneware
31″H x 15″W x 5.5″D”
“The shapes are very organic and sensual with surfaces that are rough, tactile and reflectthe nature of the clay itself in both color and texture.”
Hurricane Sandy has been pretty tough on us New Yorkers, but nothing can and will keep us away from some of the most outstanding art exhibitions going on in this city. One such showing is from Magen H. The gallery will debut a small, but ambitious show of La Borne 1940-1980: A Post War Movement of Ceramic Expression on Thursday, November 8th from 6:00 – 8:00PM. The show’s official dates are Friday, November 9th until Saturday, December 15th.
La Borne 1940-1980 is an an exhibition and sale of post-war French ceramics from the La Borne, a dynamic movement of avant garde artists who were at the forefront of transforming ceramics and pottery from the purely decorative into an art form … sculpture. The movement was parallel to Abstract Expressionism of the 1940s through 1960s.
This is the very first time that these modern and desirable pieces, over 100 museum-quality ceramics and sculptures from artists who worked in the remote town of La Borne in western France including Jean and Jacqueline Lerat (founders of the movement), Elisabeth Jouilia, Vassil Ivanoff, Pierre Digan, and Hildegund Schlichenmaier among others, will be available for purchase here in the United States. This exposition is a fine opportunity for collectors to discover these sculptural ceramics that have never been seen altogether and never before exhibited in this country.
Gustave Tiffoche Vase circa 1960, stoneware
26″ H x 20.5″ W
Long dish/plate, c. 1958, stoneware
4″H x 34″W x 8″D
“There is an unexpected beauty to these pieces that are the opposite of one-dimensional pottery such as Sèvres and Vallauris pottery- they open a dialogue with the viewer, alluring, they make you want to interact with them are best appreciated up close and from all angles.”
Left: Monique Lacroix-Mohy, Sculptural bowl, circa 1960, stoneware.
Right: Remi Bonhert large vase circa 1960, stoneware
These pieces are so rare that they can only be found in private collections in France as well as at the Musée des Art Décoratifs, The Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Musée Nationale de Céramique de Sèvres. The relevance of these artists is already being recognized; Musée Nationale de Céramique de Sèvres has just opened a retrospective of Jacqueline Lerat. Interestingly the movement attracted a large number of female artists and the show represents a good cross section of their work.
Joelle Deroubaix
Large Stone Ware Vase ca 1970
Yves Mohy
Sculpture vase c 1960-62 stoneware, signed
Hugues Magen
Images courtesy Magen H
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