Warsaw – The exhibition “Mater Ceramica. Living and Contemporary Matter”, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Warsaw and the International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, in collaboration with the Emilia-Romagna Region, has just concluded in the Polish capital. The show will now move to the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec, where it will be on display from April 11 to June 15.

Through twenty works from the MIC Faenza collection, the exhibition traces the evolution of artistic ceramics, from the early 20th century to contemporary production. The curatorial journey begins with the Art Nouveau period and the works of Domenico Baccarini and Galileo Chini, followed by Gio Ponti’s designs for major manufacturers such as Ginori, the eclectic styles of Arturo Martini and Francesco Nonni, and moves on to the expressive language of the second half of the 20th century, with works by Lucio Fontana, Fausto Melotti, Leoncillo, and Enrico Baj. The contemporary scene is represented by the hyperrealist works of Bertozzi & Casoni and the material explorations of Giacinto Cerone, Antonio Violetta, and Alessandro Roma.