Last week I had a day trip up to Sacramento that included
the Crocker Museum. Currently most of the special exhibits are
Japan-focused, including two shows of contemporary
ceramics. Japanamerica —
Points of Contact explores the role and influence Japanese art on the
United States through a century of international expos and world’s fairs. There
is also an exhibit
with the photography of Ansel Adams from the Japanese-American internment camp
at Manzanar. They are beautiful and
stunning photos from an ugly, sad and shameful chapter in American History.
There was one exhibit that I knew I did not need to
see. Forbidden Fruit – Chris Antemann at Meissen. Sure, as an artist I can appreciate the
craftsmanship. But from my point of
view, Meissen porcelain is at the high end of the spectrum of old lady
knick-knacks. Starting at the bottom
with the offerings of the Lillian Vernon catalog, to Hummel, to the Franklin
Mint to museum-worthy Meissen. It is one
big yawn.
As I passed by the sun filled room, I was like, okay, sure,
I might as well have a look….
I love them. Technically the sculptor Chris Antemann has
created beautiful work. At a quick
glance yeah, Meissen — at second glance, what, wait a minute…. They are so naughty. I can’t resist saying it, but she put the
bone back in bone china.
I was tempted to camp out and wait for a few of the
ladies-who-do-lunch to come and have a look and be all, well, titillated.
The show is in Sacramento until June 25, 2017. You can get a video preview here.
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