BEVERLY SEMMES
Plant, 2012
Ceramic, epoxy and paint
41 1/2 x 15 x 10 in.
Copyright The Artist
Beverly Semmes (Washington, D.C. 1958 - ) confounds our expectations of ceramics in her approach to a medium that is generally associated with adjectives more akin to delicate and refined...
Beverly Semmes (Washington, D.C. 1958 - ) confounds our expectations of ceramics in her approach to a medium that is generally associated with adjectives more akin to delicate and refined than clunky and raw. Her oversized pots, or stacks, are irregular and distorted forms, with a crude tactility. These polarities work to create an intermediary space inviting discourse on the paradoxes surrounding the artist's use of Vessel as metaphor for the female body and culture's representation of the feminine.
Exhibitions
"Marigold," Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 28 October - 23 December 2022."Witchhunt," Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA 3 October 2021 - 9 January 2022"57th Carnegie International," curated by Ingrid Schaffner, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, 13 October 2018 - 25 March 2019.
"Opener 27 Beverly Semmes: FRP," Tang Museum at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; traveling to the Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro, NC; Faulconer Gallery at Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, 5 July 2014 - 4 January 2015.