Ceramics Now Magazine Issue 21 is out now!

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We are delighted to announce the release of Ceramics Now Magazine Issue 21 (July 2026), which features the work of Nancy Bowen on the cover, shown in her exhibition From A to Z and the Bodies In Between at Nunu Fine Art, New York. Working like an artist-archaeologist, Bowen combines found materials, ceramics, ornament, and archival texts to reimagine language, history, and the female body.

This issue brings together essays and reviews, and reports that explore figuration, the relationship between vessel and sculpture, and ceramics in relation to land, history, and planetary imagination. Preview the issue.

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📙 In this issue, Tana West examines clay, figuration, and fragmented bodies in Refigured at County Hall Pottery, while Katherina Perlongo reflects on the dialogue between vessel and sculpture in the GEFÄSS / SKULPTUR 4 exhibition at the GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts in Leipzig. In Beautiful Things After Empire, Anisio Veloso considers Rich Miller’s work through the lens of beauty, history, and the legacies of empire. Alice Fyles offers a studio visit that questions the rules, classifications, and material expectations that shape ceramic making, opening up space for experimentation and unexpected forms of knowledge. The issue also features a preview of the Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale 2026, Earth Makes, exploring clay, land, and planetary imagination in South Korea’s leading ceramics biennale.

This issue presents featured artists Magdolene Dykstra, Chryssa Kotoula, Margaux Vié, and Jihyun Kim.

The exhibitions section also highlights RESPONS! Norwegian Ceramics 1975-2026 at the Center for Ceramic Art Ringebu, Norway; Moon Jar; An Axis at Gallery LNL and the Korean Cultural Centre, Sydney; Chidi Ukwuoma: Containing Matter at Matter Studio Gallery, Los Angeles; Subconscious Surfaced at Moderne Gallery, Philadelphia; and For Want of a Nail, the Golden Shoe was Lost at Studio Orta – Les Moulins, Boissy-Le-Châtel, France.

Ceramics Now Magazine is a digital journal dedicated to contemporary ceramics. It offers a curated selection of in-depth articles, artist profiles, news, and exhibition highlights from around the world—all in an ad-free format. Each issue, spanning 100-120 pages, offers insights into the latest trends, perspectives, and critical discussions that shape the field. Published monthly, with breaks in December and August, the magazine is a go-to resource for staying connected with the ceramics community. If you’re interested in writing for Ceramics Now, read our call for papers.

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