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Laurence Crespin and Frédéric Bodet: Ushering Ceramics into Modernity

Published on , by Stéphanie Pioda

The Parisian fair C-14  is truly a pioneering event—whose 2020 edition has been postponed to next year due to the health crisis—considers ceramics a field of contemporary creation. We interviewed Laurence Crespin and Frédéric Bodet, the heads of the association.

Laurence Crespin and Frédéric Bodet© photo Thomas Deschamps Laurence Crespin and Frédéric Bodet: Ushering Ceramics into Modernity

Laurence Crespin and Frédéric Bodet
© photo Thomas Deschamps

C14 was created in 2003. Has its artistic direction changed since then? Laurence Crespin. Since becoming president of the association in 2018, we’ve broken with the event’s original intent by asserting a new identity and taking a path even more radically towards contemporary creation. We’d very clearly like to play a key role in the recognition of ceramic artists by institutions, dealers and contemporary art collectors. Frédéric Bodet. We’re mainly interested in ceramics that explore forms in space. We’ve got nothing against using traditional techniques and mixing materials, as long…
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