Lucie Rie: The Adventure of PotteryReturn to What’s on
Sat 4 March - Sun 25 June
Kettle's Yard House and Gallery
Celebrating one of the most significant potters of the twentieth century, this major new exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience Lucie Rie’s (1902-1995) ground-breaking practice across six decades. Lucie Rie: The Adventure of Pottery will feature more than 100 works, considering afresh the singular nature of Rie’s achievement, from functional tableware to elegant bowls and vases decorated with sgraffito lines and expressive glazes.
Born in Vienna, Rie’s early pots from the 1920s and 30s are infused by modernist tenets of clarity and innovation, characteristics that were to inform her artistic approach throughout her working life. In 1938 she emigrated to London to escape Nazi persecution, a watershed in her life and work. As one of a small number of independent female potters working in Britain after the war, Rie was to forge her own path at odds with prevailing trends. Her remarkable body of work, exceptional in its variety, sense of purpose, elegance and experiment, continues to astonish and inspire today.
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Cost: FREE
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Booking is recommended for this event.
Website Email: mail@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk
Timing
In person
11:00am-5:00pm daily from Saturday 4 March until Sunday 25 June
All times
Sat 4 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 5 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 6 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 7 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 8 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 9 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 10 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 11 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 12 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 13 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 14 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 15 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 16 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 17 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 18 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 19 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 20 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 21 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 22 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 23 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 24 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 25 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 26 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 27 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 28 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 29 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 30 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 31 March | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 1 April | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Mon 3 April | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 4 April | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 5 April | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Wed 19 April | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Tue 25 April | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 26 April | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 27 April | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Sat 29 April | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 30 April | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 1 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 2 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 3 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 4 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Sat 6 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Mon 8 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Thu 11 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Mon 15 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 16 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Mon 22 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Thu 25 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 26 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 27 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 28 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 29 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 30 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 31 May | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 1 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 2 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 3 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 4 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 5 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 6 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 7 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Sun 11 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 12 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 13 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 14 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 15 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 16 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 17 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 18 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Mon 19 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Tue 20 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 21 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 22 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 23 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 24 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 25 June | 11:00AM - 5:00PM |