79th Scripps College Ceramic Annual. The Idea of Feeling Brown

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Curated by Jasmine Baetz, Lincoln Visiting Artist in Ceramics at Scripps, the exhibition features new and recent ceramic works by 13 artists from the United States and Canada: Lucero Aguirre, Karla Ekatherine Canseco, Reniel Del Rosario, Magdolene Dykstra, Habiba El-Sayed, Raheleh Filsoofi, Joanna Keane Lopez, Heidi McKenzie, noé olivas, Claudia V. Solórzano, Christian Vistan, Patrice Renee Washington, and Xia Zhang.

Looking to the work of queer performance theorist José Esteban Muñoz for inspiration, Baetz has selected artworks that engage with his writings on brownness and identity. “I invited artists with a range of approaches to ceramics whose work speaks to Muñoz’s,” notes Baetz. “Their work conveys historical consciousness, situated understanding, feeling, and emotion.”

Many of the pieces demonstrate innovative approaches to ceramics, incorporating digital media, performance, or immersive installations.The Idea of Feeling Brown is accompanied by a full-color publication featuring an essay entitled “Feeling Brown, Together” by Kristie Soares, Assistant Professor of Women & Gender Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.  Limited-edition zines co-published by Christian Vistan and Claremont Colleges students that feature interviews with the exhibiting artists will also be available. In conjunction with the exhibition, join us for these free, exciting programs: