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Subject Matters: Is It Clay?

Tue, Jan 27, 2026, 6:00–7:30pm

Museum of Art

Is it clay? Is it wood? Is it… cake? Ceramics in Asian art can be experimental, ingenious, and sometimes just downright surprising. From vessels that mimic fabric to sculptures that defy what clay should be able to do, artists across Asia have spent centuries pushing this humble material into extraordinary forms.

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