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Transformation and Revolt - Talk

  • Auckland Studio Potters Inc 96 Captain Springs Rd, Onehunga Auckland New Zealand (map)

MODERNISM & POSTMODERNISM IN CERAMICS
A Two-Part Lecture Series at Auckland Studio Potters with Richard Penn

From purity of form to playful provocation - how did clay move from disciplined restraint to irony, quotation, and critique?

Join us for two Saturday lectures exploring the radical shifts in 20th-century ceramics.

21 March - Transformation and Revolt
Ceramics and the Ideals of Modernism
From the legacy of Bernard Leach to the explosive energy of Peter Voulkos.

💰 $10 per lecture
📍 Auckland Studio Potters
📩 RSVP: asp@ceramics.co.nz

Wine and snacks provided - bring something to share if you’d like.

Come for one or join us for both and trace how clay became a site of ideology, rebellion, and reinvention.

Earlier Event: 22 January
AiR4 2026
Later Event: 28 March
Fragmentation and Play - Talk