Student Reception for Sin-ying Ho: Past Forward

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Explore the new ceramics exhibition and meet the artist. Light refreshments provided. Wine for 21+ with state I.D. Free

When

Thursday, April 5, 2018
7:00-9:00PM

Where

Hood Downtown

sponsor

Hood Museum of Art

Intended Audience(s)

Public

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Sin-ying Ho: Past Forward

March 30-May 27, 2018

If Chinese ceramic art has a heart, it beats in Jingdezhen. For centuries, artisans there have made vessels that traveled far and wide. Their fluid forms and recognizable decorations have inspired celebratory prose and devoted followers around the world. Today, Sin-ying Ho works in these same ceramics factories. Though Jingdezhen potters have long defined tradition, Sin-ying has expanded both their forms and their imagery in contemporary ceramics that are thoroughly of the twenty-first century. She makes her works—whether they are monumental vases or smaller, more clearly assembled sculptures—from multiple parts. She emphasizes the many parts by glazing each of the pieces differently. Together they form a whole that maintains the legacy of being created from myriad fragments.

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For more information, contact:

Sharon Reed
sharon.l.reed@dartmouth.edu

Permanent URL: https://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=50375

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