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34 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
University of Sunderland
Juncture - Solo exhibition of works that examines the juncture between making and meaning through practice. The exhibition consists of seven large works that examines ceramics in both social contexts and the arena in which it operates. Media: Ceramic, glass, photography
Juncture continues Livingstone’s research into conceptual approaches to ceramics and how it can operate within contemporary conceptual art practice, through the making of five separate artworks: ‘Disruption: Rose Tinted’ an installation of 9 plates that depict a visual metamorphosis of rural scene to urban landscape; ‘The English Scene’ bone china and ceramic readymade components that project political commentary; ‘P.A.S.B.O’ A2 dibond mounted photographs that transpose ceramic to an alternate platform for interpretation; ‘10% Spillage’ ceramic readymade and mixed media that proposes a commentary on the demise of the ceramics industry; and ‘Creamer Divided’ antique ceramic readymade and glass, a provocative work that aims to interrogate crafts conceptual understanding.
The works were exhibited alongside works by 15 leading international artists including Ai Weiwei, Richard Deacon, Otto Peine and Thomas Schutte in the group exhibition ‘Mit Feuer und Flamme – Ceramics in Contemporary Art’, Museum Villa-Rot, Germany (2 October 2011 - 5 February 2012). The exhibition is supported by a publication, ‘Mit Feuer und Flamme’ (2011) ISBN: 978-3-933614-96-4 and cited in New Ceramics/Neu Keramik Issue 1/12, article by Stefanie D’athe.
A solo exhibition Juncture took place at Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast (11 June 2008 - 19 July 2008).
The works have also been exhibited at ‘Ceramica Multiplex’, Croatia, supported by a publication, where the artwork ‘Creamer Divided’ was acquired by the Museum of Decorative Arts in Varazdin. The artwork ‘The English Scene’ is also exhibited in ‘Subversive Design’, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery alongside leading artists from the field of arts and design. The works have been cited further in ‘Contemporary Ceramics’ Emmanuel Cooper, Thames and Hudson (2009), and ‘Wider die etablierte vermutung’, Keramik Magazin Europa, Nr 2/2009 Apr/May.