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  The Wolfsonian–FIU is a museum that explores the inventive and provocative character of the modern world. Through objects and design, we reveal how the past influences the present and shapes the future.

Material and Meaning: Earthenware, Stoneware, and Porcelain

March 2, 2017–May 22, 2018
The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue

Ceramics can be held in our hands, decorate our homes, or be incorporated into the built environment around us. They are objects of both utility and ornament, articles of industry and commerce, and even vehicles of political persuasion. To achieve these aesthetic and practical goals, designers and artists have to adapt the inherent material qualities of different kinds of clay. This array of ceramics created in the first half of the twentieth century encompassed the expressive and functional potential of earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain, and illustrated the varied design and production processes employed to make finished works.

Material and Meaning was curated by Tori Arpad-Cotta, associate professor, Department of Art and Art History, Florida International University.