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Tradition Transformed: Contemporary Korean Ceramics
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Tradition Transformed: Contemporary Korean Ceramics assembles 29 Korean ceramists whose pieces incorporate traditional techniques with new influences and innovative methods to create sculptural works that express the inventive and modern spirit of the Korean people. The 87 enchanting pieces in the exhibition are both large- and small-scale and date from 1998 through 2006, with many created especially for the tour. The artists in the exhibition range in age from 30 to 60 and come from many regions and schools, providing works that spotlight the distinct trends in contemporary Korean ceramics. Despite the differences in artistic approaches, the works reveal the adventurous spirit of Koreas ceramic tradition, 5,000 years after it began.