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The Unbridled Creativity of Ceramics: Joan Miró in Return to Earth

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Presented September 21, 2013 at the Nasher Sculpture Center. 'Joan Miró and the Artigases: A Phantasmagoric World of Living Monsters' - Jed Morse, Chief Curator, Nasher Sculpture Center In this presentation, Jed Morse discusses the freedom Joan Miró experienced when returning to Spain, and investing in his ceramics practice which he saw as expressive of elemental, formative, childhood experiences which allowed his to re-connect with his creativity without mediation. This is in comparison to his painting practice which Miró felt was grounded in the cerebral, and best undertaken in the city. Between 1954 and 1956, Miro worked with renowned ceramicist Joseph Lorenz Artigas to produce around 230 unique sculptures which were painted and drew from both prehistoric and surrealist visual cultures. Organized to coincide with the public opening of the exhibition 'Return to Earth: Ceramic Sculpture of Fontana, Melotti, Miró, Noguchi, and Picasso, 1943–1963', this symposium offers a number of new perspectives on the often-overlooked, yet ground-breaking work in fired clay of some of the most important artists of the 20th century. Watch other presentation from the 'Return to Earth' Symposium: 'Divergent but Parallel: The Ceramic Sculpture of Lucio Fontana and Fausto Melotti in Postwar Italy' - Marin Sullivan, Henry Moore Foundation Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Fine Art, History of Art, and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds (UK) https://youtu.be/d1mRgQe8tKc 'Isamu Noguchi Ceramics: A Kind of Antisculpture' - Catherine Craft, Adjunct Assistant Curator for Research and Exhibitions, Nasher Sculpture Center https://youtu.be/Ud7hh_7Mv6I 'Pablo Picasso: Life with Art' - Dakin Hart, Senior Curator, The Noguchi Museum, New York https://youtu.be/NjNAO-NDFew 'A View from Today': Panel Discussion https://youtu.be/7QZAApp9fUA Jed Morse joined the staff of the Nasher Sculpture Center in 2002 as Assistant Curator where he has organized, overseen, or assisted with numerous exhibitions. Morse received his B.A. with honors in art history in 1994 from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. Prior to receiving his M.A. in Modern Art History from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001, Morse served as curatorial intern at the National Museum of American Art (now Smithsonian American Art Museum) in Washington, D.C. and curatorial assistant at the Dallas Museum of Art. In addition to his duties at the Nasher Sculpture Center, Mr. Morse has contributed to exhibition projects, such as 'Barcelona and Modernity: Picasso, Gaudí, Miró, Dalí '(Cleveland Museum of Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2006), and has lectured widely on a variety of topics. The Nasher Sculpture Center’s ongoing 360 Speaker Series features conversations and lectures on the ever-expanding definition of sculpture. Guests are invited to witness first-hand accounts of the inspiration behind some of the world’s most innovative artwork, architecture and design. Find out more about the 360 Speaker Series and view presentation by past speakers at http://www.nashersculpturecenter.org/360 Stay in touch with the Nasher Sculpture Center via social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NasherSculptureCenter Twitter: https://twitter.com/nashersculpture Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/nashersculpture/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nashersculpturecenter/ Periscope: http://www.periscope.tv/nashersculpture The 360 videography project is supported by Suzanne and Ansel Aberly. This support enables digital recording of all 360 Speaker Series programs and the creation of an online archive for learners of all ages.