SECTION:   WHAT TO SEE

Future Exhibitions

Toshiko Takaezu
October 3, 2009 through January 10, 2010

Main Building - 2nd Floor Cityside galleries

Internationally renowned American ceramicist Toshiko Takaezu creates lyrical abstract sculptures with freely applied poured and painted glazes. The artist draws inspiration from the natural world and is influenced by Eastern and Western aesthetics. Born in Hawaii to Japanese-immigrant parents, Ms. Takaezu taught for 25 years at Princeton University. In her Quakertown studio, she continues to create ceramic forms that advance the art of ceramics. In 2007, Ms. Takaezu donated 29 works to the State Museum's collection, bringing the Museum's holdings of her works to 53 pieces. The gift included several of the tall, closed pots for which the artist is so well known. Many of these works will be included in the exhibition, as will functional and sculptural works made in the 1960s and 1970s.

Legacy of Land and Sea
December 26, 2009 through October 3, 2010

Main Building - 3rd Floor gallery

This exhibition explores the diverse ways in which New Jersey's wealth of resources led to the stabilization and success of both native and colonial inhabitants of the New World. Both native peoples (the Lenape) and colonists used naturally occurring items for food, tools, medicines, currency or ornaments, and this exhibition reveals the intersection between natural and cultural spheres. Natural materials in their unaltered states will be exhibited alongside artifacts derived from or manufactured from that resource by human intervention. For example, clay specimens from New Jersey will be exhibited next to some of the pottery produced from that clay; reeds and rushes will be exhibited with baskets; and material from lithic sources will be exhibited with artifacts made from it. Both terrestrial and aquatic resources will be included. Educators who are seeking to interpret the prehistoric and early historic cultures of New Jersey will find this exhibition to be a valuable resource.

Main Museum Building and Auditorium Galleries
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