Radical Clay exhibition installation

Radical Clay exhibition installation

30 January 2026

The Art Institute of Chicago: 'Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan'

This show featured 40 stunning ceramic works by 36 different female artists from Japan. Historically underrepresented and underrecognized, this show celebrated the radical beauty, creativity and technicality of both established and emerging female artists from Japan.

Radical Clay exhibition installation

Radical Clay exhibition installation

Konno Tomoko

Konno Tomoko, Kaihō (Liberation), 2022 Carol & Jeffrey Horvitz Collection of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Tanaka Yu

Tanaka Yu, Fukuromono (Bag Work), 2018 Carol & Jeffrey Horvitz Collection of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Radical Clay exhibition installation

Radical Clay exhibition installation

Credits

  • Show Curator - Janice Katz, The Art Institute of Chicago
  • Lead support generously provided by Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz, in addition to sharing of all selected pieces in the show from their exemplary collection.
  • Additional contributions and support provided by The Japan Foundation.
  • Accompanying illustrated catalog with essays can be found at here.