Catalog of an exhibition held at MIMA, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, 10 November 2022 - 12 February 2023; at Kettle's Yard, University of Cambridge, 4 March - 25 June 2023; and at The Holburne Museum, Bath, 14 July 2023 - 7 January 2024. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Lucie Rie and her unusual method of applying glazes / Nigel Wood. Credo / Lucie Rie -- Vienna -- London, the war and buttons -- 'Teapots for discipline' tableware and the Festival of Britain -- Sgraffito and the fifties -- New directions in the sixties and seventies -- 'Art alive is always modern' -- 'I shall never cease to be a pupil' -- Modern things / Edmund de Waal -- Pottery (not ware) wear / Kimberly Chandler -- Lucie Rie in London / Tanya Harrod -- 'Such privacy attracts public interest' Lucie Rie at Albion Mews / Helen Ritchie -- 'Endless variety of the most exciting kind' Lucie Rie and the natural world / Eliza Spindel -- Lucie Rie and her unusual method of applying glazes / Nigel Wood.
Summary:
"Lucie Rie (1902 - 1995) is one of the finest modern potters of the twentieth century. Born and trained in Vienna, her successful early career came to a halt in 1938 when forced to leave Austria to escape the persecution of Jewish people. In exile in London, Rie established a new workshop and over five decades created highly individual bowls, vases and tableware which continue to amaze and inspire today. Featuring photographs of over 100 works from private and public collections and six insightful essays, this new book considers afresh the singular nature of Rie's achievement, and reflects on her remarkable body of work, exceptional in its variety, elegance and experimentation. With texts by Edmund de Waal, Tanya Harrod, Helen Ritchie, Eliza Spindel, Kimberley Chandler and Nigel Wood, and introduction by Andrew Nairne." -- Provided by publisher.
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