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Sacred Cows / Clay Masters
A group show of functional ceramics

FROM 01 Agus to 14 September 2025

Opening Saturday August 2nd at 6pm
Jordi Ribaudí. Un assumpte de família.

An exhibition of utilitarian ceramics featuring some of the most established names on the contemporary scene. Long-standing figures whose work engages in a dialogue with the object, the craft, and the form — reclaiming the value of usefulness and beauty in everyday life.

Clay Masters invites us into the world of six ceramicists who have shaped the contemporary landscape through a practice that is both deeply rooted in craft and unmistakably personal. Artists who have forged their own distinct voices without turning away from function — and who show us that utilitarian ceramics can embody an artistic gesture of the highest order.

An exhibition with a clean, understated display approach, focused entirely on neutral-toned utilitarian ceramics. And yet, each artist presents a body of work that is unmistakably singular. A curatorial choice that offers a glimpse into the richness of ceramics as a discipline — where, with just a few elemental tools, an immense diversity of forms, techniques, and expressions can emerge.

Clay Masters is not merely a showcase of technical excellence: it is a statement in defence of the utilitarian object as a space for artistic exploration, and of the handcrafted gesture as an act that is both essential and resolutely contemporary.
Artists

Mako Artigas
With a background in textile design, her work in porcelain — defined by simple forms and monochrome brushstrokes — explores the balance between softness, lightness, and the power of the line. Each piece becomes a space for meditative expression, echoing both her origins in Japan and the life she later built within the Artigas family, in close dialogue with key figures of the European art scene.

Carme Balada
Her work is a personal interpretation of the richness and sensitivity found in both Japanese and African traditions, combined with refined design and a purity of form deeply influenced by Scandinavian aesthetics. Her pieces speak to the greatness of small things, with a thoughtful gaze toward utilitarianism — everyday objects through which we come to understand life by way of beauty.

Mia Llauder
Organic at its core and formally expressive, Llauder creates pieces that blur the line between vessel and sculpture. Gesture, material, and surface speak in their own right, entering into conversation with the plant elements cultivated by Nené Maristany. The interplay between nature and object gives rise to sculptural works that remain unmistakably tied to function.

Josep Matés
Rigor and precision define a trajectory committed to tradition, functionality, and formal excellence. Matés crafts pieces of quiet elegance, embodying perseverance and a constant search for the roots of a craft as old as time itself.

Marcos Pacheco
His work reveals a masterful command of form and surface, using clay alone — both as a structural and surface element. Simple in shape, his pieces display surfaces where the language of nature unfolds its own narrative.

Lola Rivière
Her work invites us to experience our connection to history and ancient cultures, to feel the erosion left by the passage of time. Her pieces awaken a sense of collective memory, drawing us into a quiet continuum — an intimate, everyday relationship with the humble object.

Conversations with the Clay Masters

Marcos Pacheco & Josep Matés
August 23 (6 pm)

Mia Llauder & Nené Maristany
August 30 (6 PM)

Lola Rivière & Carme Balada
September 13 (6 PM)

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