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2The Plastic Earth, 1973

3Jack Earl, The Factory as Toilet, 1974

Tom LaDousa’s and my experience was, on looking back, a mad dash at something… It was a search for our place in a new environment—an environment of time, space, noise, heat, men, movement, materials, and equipment

4Clayton Bailey, Toilet that Flushes Up and Cup, 1979

A change in the forming process has the potential to nurture changes in the thinking process.

5Four Weeks at Kohler, 1974

I don’t see how a man could compete with the factory as a teacher—not only the technical knowledge but the pace, the life, the energy. —Jack Earl, 1976

6Industry and the Artist/Craftsman Conference, 1975

7Jack Earl and Clayton Hill, 1976

8Ian Henderson, 2013

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Ann Agee and associates with Kohler Workers Mural, 1991

10Ron Fondaw, Broken Landscape, 1985

11David Phelps, untitled, 1987

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The foundry was a much harsher atmosphere with the molten metal moving down the aisles and all of the noise. I also recall noticing that the ceramic studio first aid had Band-aids and in the foundry it was stretcher and blanket. —Laurie Spencer

John Grade

Foundry 2003, 2013

13Tom Spleth, 1987

14Tom Spleth, untitled vases, 1985

15Tom Spleth, untitled vases, 2011

16Paul Sacaridiz, Monument, 2001

17Kim Cridler, Foundry, 1999

18Sarah Peters, Big Wig (With Bow), 2001

19Bradley Sunnarborg, 1997

It was like a fast-moving river of materials, equipment and expert builders. I felt guilty when I slept, knowing the river was there always moving and making with seemingly limitless potential.

20Bradley Sunnarborg, untitled, 1997

21Chris Weaver, untitled, 1990

22Chris Lo Sze Lim, Horizon, 2007

23Ken D. Little, Doe, masks in process1988

24Gerhard Hahn, Entropy of Dreams, 2002

25Heimo Wallner, untitled (from the Manhole Covers series), 1996

26Mårten Medbo, 2008

27Michael Sherrill, Like Water, 2006

28Michael Bishop, Study, 2004

29David Packer, The Last of the V8s, 2006

30Alex Schweder, Quahog Peescape, Bi-Bardon, 2001

31Joyce Kozloff, “D” is for Detroit, 1987

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33Olen Hsu, 2006

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I felt that I was in the production space of “ready-made.”

Tetsuya Yamada, 2002, 2009

35Susan Beiner, detail of Teapot, 1997

36Shawn Busse, Metronome, 2000

37Jackie Chang, Free Trade #5

38Denise Pelletier, On Coming to Be and Passing Away, 2002–2013

39Phoebe Cummings, Wall, 2008

40Ju Yeon Kim, untitled, 2012

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Theaster Gates, Autonomous Sanitary Ware for Religious Convert, Cross without Redemption, 2010

42Beth Lipman, Still Life after Jan Van Kessel, 2003

43Lesley McTague, Porous Wall: Prototype I (detail), 2013

44Ernest Aryee, untitled, 1996

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Anthony Cioe, New Reflections, 2006

Heidi Lasher-Oakes, Braille Tiles, 2000

46Tom Bevan working in the Pottery, 1998

47Sarah Lindley, Small Chest of Drawers, 2003

48Ann Agee, Lake Michigan Bathroom, 1991

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Confessional Sink, 2004

50Melissa McGill, untitled from Insiders series, 2004

51Carol Prusa, Silverpoint detail 2011; vitreous china 2013

52Jim Neel, 2008

I just put my head down and made sure I got those two monkeys every day and as many arms and legs as I could.

53Jim Neel, Babel, Installation view, Arts Center, 2008

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ARTS/INDUSTRY

COLLABORATION AND REVELATION

March 23–August 31, 2014

The Arts/Industry residency program

is founded and coordinated by John Michael Kohler Arts Center,

and hosted and supported by Kohler Co.

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NCECA CONFERENCE EVENTS March 18–22

The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference in Milwaukee is expected to draw more than 4,000 artists, collectors, educators, students, and ceramics suppliers to the area.

Tuesday, March 18, 8:30 a.m.–3:45 p.m.

Arts Center pre-conference tour

Wednesday, March19, 7:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

The Arts Center is one of four stops on this NCECA shuttle tour, starting at the Design Center. They will visit the Arts Center from 10–12 a.m.

Friday, March 21

Thirty collectors will tour the artists studios in the Kohler Co. Pottery and Foundry, stop at ARTspace at The Shops at Woodlake, lunch at River Wildlife, and view the exhibition.

Saturday, March 22, 6:00–9:00 p.m.

Opening reception: free to NCECA attendees

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