Jacques Kaufmann part of the Indian Ceramics Triennale: Breaking Ground
India
August 31, 2018 till November 18, 2018
Indian Ceramics Triennale: Breaking Ground
Location
Jawahar Kala Kendra
Jawahar Kala Kendra in collaboration with the Contemporary Clay Foundation presents the first Indian Ceramics Triennale: Breaking Ground, from 31 August to 18 November, 2018.
This first ever international ceramics event to be held at the Jawahar Kala Kendra will present 37 Indian and 13 international artist projects, 10 collaborations, 12 speakers, a symposium, film screenings and workshops.
Swiss ceramic artist Jacques Kaufmann, who is also the president of the UNESCO affiliated International Academy of Ceramics, will create an architecturally scaled work for the Indian Ceramics Triennale: Breaking Ground at the Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur.
About Jacques Kaufmann
In 1988, Jacques Kaufmann opened his current studio near Geneva, in France. From 1995 on, he has taught at the Ecole d‘arts appliqués of Vevey, and was made chair of the ceramics department in 1996. Since 1999, his activities in China have allowed him to contribute to exhibition exchanges in Europe and China. In 2008, Kaufmann joined a group at Hepia, the University for Engineering, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture in Geneva, to conduct research on “green” walls at city scale. Currently, he is the residing President of the International Academy of Ceramics.
Indian Ceramics Triennale: Breaking Ground
Participating artists:
Indian Artists
Aarti Vir | Adil Writer | Ajay Kanwal | Anindita Dutta | Anjani Khanna | Antra Sinha, Ashwini Bhatt | Ashim Paul | Atita Taware | Benitha Perciyal | Dipali Daroz | Elodie Alexandre | L N Tallur | Madhvi Subrahmanian | Neha Kudchadkar | Nidhi Jalan | P R Daroz | Partha Dasgupta | Priya Sundarvali | Rahul Kumar + Chetnaa | Rakhee Kane | Ray Meeker | Reyaz Badaruddin | Saraswati Renata | Savia Mahajan | Shalini Dam | Shampa Shah | Sharbani Das Gupta | Shirley Bhatnagar | Shitanshu Maurya | Sukhdev Rathod | Triveni Prasad | Vineet Kacker | Vipul Kumar | Vishnu Kolleri | Thukral & Tagra
International Artists
Barney Hare Duke + Jo Ayre (England) in collaboration with Warli artists Rasika and Ramesh Hengadi | Danijela Pivašević-Tenner (Germany) | Ester Beck (Israel) | Hoshinu Satoru (Japan) | Ingrid Murphy (Wales) | Jane Perryman (England) | Jacques Kaufmann (Switzerland) | Jessika Edgar (USA) | Jae Joon (Korea) | Juree Kim (Korea) | Kate Malone (England) | Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran (Australia)
Masthead image: Installation by Jacques Kaufmann
