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Breaking the Mold: Contemporary Korean Ceramics, organized by J. Lohmann Gallery, New York, showcases five of the most talented emerging designers from South Korea working with clay.
The featured designers—Sangwoo Kim (born 1980), Ahryun Lee (born 1989), Nin Lee (born 1983), Jongjin Park (born 1982), and Bae Sejin (born 1981)—were born in Korea and have studied and worked internationally, continuously exploring the creative possibilities afforded by embracing a global perspective bridging East and West. Korean ceramics have typically been considered uniform in appearance and utilitarian in …