Handsome Drifter: Ron Nagle and Don Ed Hardy in Conversation

Conversation: Ron Nagle and Don Ed Hardy In conjunction with the exhibition Ron Nagle: Handsome Drifter, Nagle is joined in conversation by his longtime friend the internationally celebrated tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy. The two artists will discuss mutual tastes and interests including the visual culture of Japan, the concept of wabi-sabi and the value

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Ron Nagle: The sculptural language of hair loss

San Francisco artist Ron Nagle discusses his suspicion of the language used to describe ceramics and art in general. He reflects on his oblique strategies for titling his works, and reveals how Donald Trump’s “beyond description” hairdo relates to his sculpture Vanity Scramble (2011). Related Ideas: Ron Nagle in depth: Repurposing culturally-loaded ceramic objects:

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52 for 150: What’s So Special About Ken Ferguson?

Follow us! Facebook – Twitter – Instagram – Pinterest – Website – For week 16 of our Kansas sesquicentennial series, we're focusing on ceramist Ken Ferguson (1938-2004), former Professor and Chair of the ceramics department at Kansas City Art Institute for over thirty years. "In 1981 Ferguson was voted one of the twelve greatest living

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