Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
Installation view of FIRE!, curated by de Pury de Pury, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2014
FIRE!
curated by de Pury de Pury
September 18 - November 1, 2014
Opening: Wednesday, September 17th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Venus Over Manhattan
980 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10075
(New York, NY) – Venus Over Manhattan is pleased to present FIRE!, an exhibition of contemporary ceramics curated by de Pury de Pury. Displayed upon custom shelves designed by de Pury de Pury, the show features new and recent works by artists Flavie Audi, Jean Baptiste Bernadet, Cameron Jamie, Friedrich Kunath, Shio Kusaka, Young-Jae Lee, Andrew Lord, John Mason, Dan McCarthy, Mårten Medbo, Ritsue Mishima, Sterling Ruby, Thomas Schütte, Josh Smith, Rosemarie Trockel and Ai Weiwei. FIRE! will be on view from September 18th through October 23rd, 2014 and is the first independent curatorial project from de Pury de Pury, a company headed by Simon De Pury and his wife Dr. Michaela de Pury.
The seventeen artists chosen for FIRE! represent a mix of veteran ceramicists, established sculptors, and emerging multidisciplinary artists. Each actively engages with the materiality of clay, glass and resin, and the process of the kiln, working with a wide range of techniques and incorporating distinct conceptual aims. Together, the works present a dynamic and diverse picture of how artists are working in ceramics today. Flavie Audi’s ethereal glass forms; Cameron Jamie’s gestural, amorphous mounds; Friedrich Kunath’s playful and seductive colorful seals; Shio Kusaka refined yet expressive pottery; Young-Jae Lee’s elegantly minimal urns; Andrew Lord’s roughly hewn and haunting sculptures; John Mason’s symmetrical, totemic sculptures; Dan McCarthy’s playful painted “Face Pots”; Mårten Medbo’s idiosyncratic and outlandish forms; Ritsue Mishima’s luminous clear glass vessels; Sterling Ruby’s tactile, crudely modeled sandal; Thomas Schütte’s utilitarian vase models; Josh Smith’s rough and irreverent small figures; Rosemarie Trockel’s abstracted and magnanimous colorful molds; Ai Wei Wei’s transformed ceramic ready-mades. The exhibition underlines ceramics place as an invaluable and inimitable medium in contemporary art, exposing the craft as transformative and intimately human, at once humble and uniquely expressive.
With their curation of FIRE!, de Pury de Pury continue their longstanding commitment to elevating the perception and value of ceramics and design. Phillips de Pury & Company, where Simon de Pury served as Chairman and Chief Auctioneer until his departure in January 2013, was the first to mix contemporary art with design. By integrating works by top contemporary designers and ceramicists into the contemporary art sales, de Pury begin to break down many of the boundaries between the so called fine arts and applied arts.
Over the last 10 years the overlap between collectors of contemporary art and those of design has vastly increased, design fairs have been scheduled to coincide with main contemporary art fairs, ceramics works have sold for record prices at auction, and major galleries have begun to represent top designers and ceramic artists.
ABOUT SIMON DE PURY
Simon de Pury is one of the leading figures in the art market. From 2000 to 2012 he was Chairman and Chief Auctioneer of Phillips de Pury & Company. Earlier in his career he was Chairman Europe and Chief Auctioneer Worldwide at Sotheby’s. He was also curator of the Thyssen–Bornemisza Collection that today is housed in it’s own museum in Madrid. Simon has been instrumental in championing the careers of many contemporary artists, photographers and designers. He has auctioned and secured a substantial number of the most legendary art collections for auctions and private treaty. At the beginning of 2013 Simon founded together with his wife Michaela, DE PURY DE PURY, a company specializing in private transactions of Impressionist, Modern, Post War and Contemporary Art.
For further information about the exhibition and availability, please contact the gallery at info@venusovermanhattan.com
For all press inquiries related to the exhibition, please email press@venusovermanhattan.com
Flavie Audi
Bright Cloud 10, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
7 1/2 x 14 3/16 x 8 5/8 in
19 x 36 x 22 cm
Flavie Audi
Bright Cloud 11, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
5 1/2 x14 9/16 x 14 9/16 in
14 x 37 x 37 cm
Flavie Audi
Bright Cloud 12, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
5 1/2 x 7 15/16 x 7 15/16 in
14 x 20 x 20 cm
Flavie Audi
Bright Cloud 13, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
9 7/8 x13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in
25 x 35 x 35 cm
Flavie Audi
Bright Cloud 14, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
5 1/8 x 7 15/16 x 7 15/16 in
13 x 20 x 20 cm
Flavie Audi
Bright Cloud 15, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
6 5/16 x 15 x 15 in
16 x 38 x 38 cm
Flavie Audi
Bright Cloud 16, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
4 3/4 x 10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in
12 x 27 x 27 cm
Flavie Audi
Dark Cloud 8, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
6 11/16 x 12 5/8 x 12 5/8 in
17 x 32 x 32 cm
Flavie Audi
Dark Cloud 9, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
6 5/16 x 12 3/16 x 12 5/8 in
16 x 31 x 32 cm
Flavie Audi
Dark Cloud 10, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
8 1/4 x 15 x 15 in
21 x 38 x 38 cm
Flavie Audi
Dark Cloud 11, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
8 1/4 x 11 x 11 in
21 x 28 x 28 cm
Flavie Audi
Dark Cloud 12, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
9 7/8 x 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
25 x 40 x 40 cm
Flavie Audi
Dark Cloud 13, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
7 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
19.1 x 29.8 x 29.8 cm
Flavie Audi
Dark Cloud 14, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, coated aluminum
7 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
19.1 x 29.8 x 29.8 cm
Flavie Audi
Piece of Sky 4, 2014
Blown glass, fine silver, stainless steel
16 3/4 x 8 7/16 x 3 1/16 in
42.5 x 21.5 x 7.8 cm
Flavie Audi
Piece of Sky 5, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, stainless steel
14 x 7 15/16 x 2 1/2 in
35.5 x 20 x 6.4 cm
Flavie Audi
Piece of Sky 6, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, stainless steel, fine gold
16 x 10 x 3 1/8 in
43 x 25.5 x 8 cm
Flavie Audi
Piece of Sky 7, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, stainless steel
15 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 2 1/2 in
39.5 x 21 x 6.4 cm
Flavie Audi
Piece of Sky 8, 2014
blown glass, fine gold, fine silver, stainless steel
15 x 8 1/2 x 3 in
38.1 x 21.6 x 7.6 cm
Flavie Audi
Supernova 1, 2014
fine gold, fine silver, blown glass, coated aluminum
6 11/16 x 11 x 11 in
17 x 28 x 28 cm
Flavie Audi
Supernova 2, 2014
WN glass, fine silver, fine gold, coated aluminum
7 15/16 x 9 7/16 x 11 in
20 x 24 x 28 cm
Flavie Audi
Supernova 3, 2014
fine gold, fine silver, blown glass, coated aluminum
9 7/8 x 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
25 x 40 x 40 cm
Flavie Audi
Supernova 4, 2014
fine gold, fine silver, blown glass
coated aluminum
9 7/8 x 13 x 14 3/16 in
25 x 33 x 36 cm
Flavie Audi
Supernova 5, 2014
fine gold, fine silver, blown glass, coated aluminum
4 3/4 x 11 x 11 in
12 x 28 x 28 cm
Flavie Audi
Supernova 6, 2014
fine gold, fine silver, blown glass, coated aluminum
7 1/16 x 12 9/16 x 11 7/8 in
18 x 32 x 30 cm
Flavie Audi
Trapped Ether 3, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, stainless steel, seven components
dimensions variable
Flavie Audi
Trapped Ether 5, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, stainless steel, fine gold
13 3/8 x11 7/8 x 4 in
34 x 30 x 10 cm
Flavie Audi
Trapped Ether 7, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, stainless steel, fine gold
11 5/8 x 10 7/8 x 1 1/2 in
29.5 x 27.5 x 3.8 cm
Flavie Audi
Trapped Ether 8, 2014
blown glass, fine silver, stainless steel, fine gold
11 7/16 x 10 5/8 x 2 3/4 in
29 x 27 x 7 cm
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Untitled (Plate 31), 2014
glazed ceramic
11 in
27.9 cm
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Untitled (Plate 75), 2014
glazed ceramic
11 in
27.9 cm
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Untitled (Plate 122), 2014
glazed ceramic
11 in
27.9 cm
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Untitled (Plate 126), 2014
glazed ceramic
11 in
27.9 cm
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Untitled (Plate 127), 2014
glazed ceramic
11 in
27.9 cm
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Untitled (Plate 128), 2014
glazed ceramic
11 in
27.9 cm
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Untitled (Plate 181), 2014
glazed ceramic
11 in
27.9 cm
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Untitled (Plate 194), 2014
glazed ceramic
11 in
27.9 cm
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Untitled (Plate 205), 2014
glazed ceramic
11 in
27.9 cm
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Untitled (Plate 228), 2014
glazed ceramic
11 in
27.9 cm
Jean-Baptiste Bernadet
Untitled (Plate 234), 2014
glazed ceramic
11 in
27.9 cm
Cameron Jamie
Compression Fracture Painting XX, 2014
glazed ceramic
23 1/2 x 36 1/2 x 8 1/2 in
59.7 x 92.7 x 21.6 cm
Cameron Jamie
Compression Fracture Painting XXI, 2014
glazed ceramic
40 x 19 x 5 1/2 in
101.6 x 48.3 x 14 cm
Cameron Jamie
MM, 2014
glazed ceramic
31 x 22 1/2 x 6 in
78.7 x 57.2 x 15.2 cm
Cameron Jamie
Personnage IX, 2013
glazed stoneware
67 x 13 7/8 x 13 7/8 in
170.2 x 35.2 x 35.2 cm
Cameron Jamie
Personnage X, 2013
glazed stoneware
63 x 11 1/2 x 12 in
160 x 29.2 x 30.5 cm
Friedrich Kunath
We Sailed Out Far, Maybe A Little Too Far 2, 2013
glazed ceramic
9 11/16 x 24 7/16 x 45 1/4 in
24.6 x 62.1 x 114.9 cm
Friedrich Kunath
We Sailed Out Far, Maybe A Little Too Far 7, 2013
glazed ceramic
6 5/16 x 18 1/2 x 78 3/4 in
16 x 47 x 200 cm
Friedrich Kunath
We Sailed Out Far, Maybe A Little Too Far 8, 2013
glazed ceramic
20 1/16 x 18 1/8 x 45 11/16 in
51 x 46 x 116 cm
Shio Kusaka
(Dot 64), 2014
porcelain
9 x 5 x 5 in
22.9 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm
Shio Kusaka
(Yellow 11), 2014
porcelain
6 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in
16.5 x 1.1 x 15.9 cm
Shio Kusaka
(Yellow 16), 2014
porcelain
10 1/4 x 5 x 5 in
26 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm
Shio Kusaka
(Stripe 119), 2014
porcelain
5 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in
13.3 x 14 x 14 cm
Takuro Kuwata
Blue Yellow-Slipped Kairagi Shino Globe, 2010
porcelain
22 x 25 in
55.9 x 63.5 cm
Takuro Kuwata
Nasu-Shiobara Platinum-Drop Yellow Stone-Burst, 2011
porcelain and stone
3 x 12 1/4 x 4 in
7.6 x 31.1 x 10.2 cm
Takuro Kuwata
Platinum Kairagi Shino Triangle, 2012
porcelain
69 x 22 4/5 x 22 in
175.3 x 57.9 x 55.9 cm
Takuro Kuwata
Red-Slipped Gold Kairagi Shino Ball, 2011
porcelain
7 x 8 x 8 1/2 in
17.8 x 20.3 x 21.6 cm
Takuro Kuwata
Red-Slipped Stone-Burst Ball, 2011
porcelain and stone
7 1/4 x 8 x 7 3/4 in
18.4 x 20.3 x 19.7 cm
Takuro Kuwata
Sky Blue Slipped Platinum Drops, 2011
porcelain
21 x 16 1/2 in
53.3 x 41.9 cm
Takuro Kuwata
Untitled, 2013
porcelain
6 x 6 1/2 x 5 3/4 in
15.2 x 16.5 x 14.6 cm
Takuro Kuwata
Yellow-Slipped Ishihaze Pole, 2012
porcelain and stone
27 1/4 x 9 x 9 in
69.2 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm
Young-Jae Lee
Spindelvase, 2006-07
talcum-feldspar glaze
14 1/2 x 12 in
36.8 x 30.5 cm
Young-Jae Lee
Spindelvase, 2006-07
petalite-oak ash-feldspar glaze
16 1/2 x 12 1/4 in
41.9 x 31.1 cm
Young-Jae Lee
Spindelvase, 2006-07
stronine-feldspar glaze
14 1/2 x 13 3/4 in
36.8 x 34.9 cm
Young-Jae Lee
Spindelvase, 2006-07
petalite-oak ash-feldspar glaze
15 1/4 x 13 1/2 in
38.7 x 34.3 cm
Young-Jae Lee
Spindelvase, 2006-07
talcum-feldspar glaze
14 1/2 x 12 in
36.8 x 30.5 cm
Young-Jae Lee
Spindelvase, 2006-07
petalite-oak ash-feldspar glaze
13 1/2 x 13 in
34.3 x 33 cm
Young-Jae Lee
Spindxelvase Nr. 33, 2013
ceramic
15 3/8 x 15 3/8 in
39 x 39 cm
Young-Jae Lee
Spindelvase Nr. 36, 2013
ceramic
16 1/2 x 13 in
41.9 x 33 cm
Andrew Lord
Sixteen Pieces.Touching and Holding, 1984-85
ceramic, sixteen parts
dimensions variable
Andrew Lord
Tasting, 1998
ceramic, epoxy, gold leaf and encre de Chine
Vase: 31 1/2 in (80 cm)
Dish: 32 1/4 in (82 cm)
Andrew Lord
Modeled Hands, the Bowery, August, 7 pm, 2007
ceramic
11 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 6 3/4 in
29.8 x 16.5 x 17.1 cm
Andrew Lord
Bather in Healey Dell, 2008-09
ceramic
28 x 16 3/4 x 10 1/2 in
71.1 x 42.5 x 26.7 cm
John Mason
Grey Spear, 1999
ceramic
62 3/4 x 26 x 26 in
159.4 x 66 x 66 cm
John Mason
Vertical Intersection, Red, 1997
ceramic
61 3/4 x 16 x 16 in
156.8 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm
John Mason
Folded Cross, White, 2002
ceramic
44 1/2 x 41 x 36 in
113 x 104.1 x 91.4 cm
Dan McCarthy
Untitled Facepot #83, 2014
low fire clay and glazes with gold lustre
16 1/2 x 11 3/4 in
41.9 x 29.8 cm
Dan McCarthy
Untitled Facepot #85, 2014
low fire clay and glazes with gold lustre
7 3/4 x 12 3/4 in
19.7 x 32.4 cm
Dan McCarthy
Untitled Facepot #88, 2014
low fire clay and glazes with gold lustre
18 1/4 x 12 1/4 in
46.4 x 31.1 cm
Dan McCarthy
Untitled Facepot #89, 2014
low fire clay and glazes with gold lustre and gold leaf
17 1/4 x 12 in
43.8 x 30.5 cm
Dan McCarthy
Untitled Facepot #90, 2014
low fire clay and glazes with gold lustre
17 1/4 x 10 7/8 in
43.8 x 27.6 cm
Dan McCarthy
Untitled Facepot #91, 2014
low fire clay and glazes with gold lustre
17 1/4 x 10 7/8 in
43.8 x 27.6 cm
Dan McCarthy
Untitled Facepot #92, 2014
low fire clay and glazes with gold lustre
16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in
41.9 x 29.2 cm
Dan McCarthy
Untitled Facepot #93, 2014
low fire clay and glazes with gold lustre
16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in
41.9 x 29.2 cm
Mårten Medbo
Crowd, 2014
stoneware with various glazes
13 3/4 in
34.9 cm
Mårten Medbo
Crowd, 2014
stoneware with various glazes
16 1/2 in
41.9 cm
Mårten Medbo
Crowd, 2014
stoneware with various glazes
16 1/2 in
41.9 cm
Mårten Medbo
Crowd, 2014
stoneware with various glazes
22 in
55.9 cm
Mårten Medbo
Crowd, 2014
stoneware with various glazes
22 in
55.9 cm
Mårten Medbo
Crowd, 2014
stoneware with various glazes
22 in
55.9 cm
Mårten Medbo
Crowd, 2014
stoneware with various glazes
15 1/2 in
39.4 cm
Ritsue Mishima
Jomon Coppa, 2010
glass
20 15/16 x 13 3/4 in
53.2 x 34.9 cm
Ritsue Mishima
Ninfa, 2008
glass
10 x 14 5/16 x 14 5/16 in
25.4 x 36.4 x 36.4 cm
Ritsue Mishima
Serne di Stella, 2008
glass
13 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 in
34.9 x 26 x 26 cm
Ritsue Mishima
Spin Soffiato, 2013
glass
20 x 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in
50.8 x 31.8 x 31.8 cm
Ritsue Mishima
Tre Gole, 2013
glass
19 x 14 3/16 x 13 3/8 in
48.3 x 36 x 34 cm
Sterling Ruby
Basin Theology/Camp Karl Holton, 2014
ceramic
16 3/8 x 47 1/4 x 36 1/4 in
41.6 x 120 x 92.1 cm
Sterling Ruby
Basin Theology/ROXI 30, 2014
ceramic
16 3/8 x 47 1/4 x 36 1/4 in
41.6 x 120 x 92.1 cm
Sterling Ruby
Sandal (4828), 2014
ceramic
11 x 20 x 35 1/2 in
27.9 x 50.8 x 90.2 cm
Thomas Schütte
Untitled, 2001
glazed ceramic relief on wooden base
relief: 4 x 12 1/2 in
relief: 10 x 32 cm
Thomas Schütte
Vase, 2005
ceramic with platinum glaze
17 x 9 x 9 in
43.2 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm
edition 3 of 12
Thomas Schütte
Vase II, 2005
ceramic with platinum glaze
16 x 8 x 8 in
40.6 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm
edition 2 of 12
Josh Smith
Untitled, 2014
ceramic, set of nine
dimensions variable, set of 9
Rosemarie Trockel
Daily Trap, 2010
ceramics, glazed
41 x 37 x 4 in
104.1 x 94 x 10.2 cm
AP 2
Rosemarie Trockel
Stronghold, 2010-14
ceramics, glazed
27 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 12 1/2 in
69.9 x 59.7 x 31.8 cm
AP 2
Ai Weiwei
The Wave - 6, 2005
porcelain
15 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 9 15/16 in
40 x 40 x 25.2 cm
Ai Weiwei
Oil Spills, 2006
porcelain
dimensions variable
Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.
“Fire!” is an ebullient if overly familiar survey of sculptures and vessels in glazed ceramics and sometimes glass that has been organized by Michaela de Pury and her husband, Simon de Pury, the former chairman and chief auctioneer of Phillips de Pury & Company. It has dazzling variety: function, nonfunction, abstract representation, all kinds of color and also transparency.
Take a peek into the life of auctioneer, collector, and artnet News columnist Simon de Pury. Via his Instagram, he will be sharing a bit of glamour and a bit of excitement with us—whether he’s trotting the globe or on the scene closer to home.
Venus Over Manhattan opens a group show of contemporary ceramics called "FIRE!" on Wednesday, September 17, 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibition was curated by de Pury de Pury -- aka Simon de Pury and his wife Michaela -- and includes works by Ai Weiwei, Sterling Ruby, Rosemarie Trockel, Takuro Kuwata and more.
Down the hall, at Venus Over Manhattan Gallery, there’s a group show curated by Mr. de Pury, this one called “Fire!,” named such because each piece is kiln-made or glass-blown—believe it or not, it’s a ceramics show. So he’s got the whole floor.
A year and a half after stepping down as the head of Phillips, Simon de Pury has curated a ceramics show alongside his wife Michaela
Simon de Pury curates a show of ceramics at the ever hot Venus Over Manhattan. An art world crucible if there ever was one.
After auctioneer Simon de Pury resigned in 2012 as the chairman of Phillips de Pury & Company, he moved into brokering private art deals—a very discreet business. But on September 18 the charming macher will be back in the spotlight, with “Fire!,” an exhibition he curated at Venus Over Manhattan, Adam Lindemann’s New York gallery.
Art dealer and auctioneer Simon de Pury is making his first foray into the art world since his departure from Phillips de Pury & Company in early 2013. Under the name de Pury de Pury, Simon and his wife Michaela have curated an exhibition of ceramic and glass works entitled FIRE!, at New York’s Venus Over Manhattan gallery.
“Fire!” Curated by de Pury de Pury at Venus Over Manhattan
Simon de Pury makes his art-world comeback with a sensational ceramics show.
