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Introduction

Arlene Shechet

Meissen Recast
January 17 - July 6, 2014

In the first U.S. exhibition of her one-of-a-kind Meissen sculptures, Arlene Shechet exhibits works she produced during her recent artist residency at the world-renowned German porcelain manufacturer. In Meissen Recast, Shechet presents her own Meissen works in two galleries, alongside a number of pieces from the Museum’s collection of Meissen figurines and tableware that date back to the 18th century—connecting the past and present, fine arts and decorative arts.
During her six-month residency in 2012, Shechet gained access to all areas of the porcelain factory—working alongside Meissen artisans, learning their techniques, using their tools, and observing the company’s internal traditions. She made plaster reproductions of original factory molds, which she then assembled to produce a variety of cast, hand-painted porcelain forms; her resulting “molds of molds” merge what is precious and luxurious with the industrial and usually hidden. The work she produced during this time celebrates and subverts the language and craftsmanship of the world’s pre-eminent porcelain manufacturer.

The Selected Object images that follow feature a combined selection of installation views of the exhibition Arlene Shechet: Meissen Recast and archival representations of Meissen objects.

Selected Objects

Johann Gregorius Höroldt, painter

Teapot, ca. 1725
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, 1763 - 1774

Peter Reinicke

Vive Carpe, ca. 1745

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Ewer, ca. 1745

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Plate, 1740 - 1745

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Plate, 1740 - 1745

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Sugar Bowl and Cover, ca. 1760
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Tea Cup and Saucer, ca. 1760
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, ca. 1760

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, ca. 1760
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, ca. 1760
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, ca. 1760

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, ca. 1760
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, ca. 1760
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, ca. 1760

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Figure of a Saxon Miner, ca. 1750

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Teapot, 1774-1814

Johann Friedrich Eberlein

Lambs, 1744-1774

Johann Friedrich Eberlein

Lambs, 1744-1774

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

The Monkey Band | Affenkapelle, ca. 1753

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Woman Playing Hurdy-Gurdy, ca. 1745

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Girl with Basket of Eggs, ca. 1745

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, 1796

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

One of a Pair of Peacocks, 1728 - 1731

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

One of a Pair of Peacocks, 1728 - 1731

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Miner with Axe, ca. 1750

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Girl Holding Rooster, ca. 1755

Peter Reinicke, modeler

Fisher's Wife Holding Tray of Fish, ca. 1753

Johann Joachim Kändler, designer

Turkish Woman with Sugar Basket, ca. 1745

Johann Joachim Kändler, designer

Turkish Man with Sugar Basket, ca. 1745

Johann Joachim Kändler, designer

Turkish Woman with Basket, late 1700s

Johann Joachim Kändler, designer

Turkish Man with Basket, late 1700s

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Teapot, ca. 1800

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

The Cherry Pickers, 1753 - 1765

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Figure of Saxon Miner, ca. 1750

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Tea Caddy, 1763-1774

Johann Joachim Kändler, designer

Doctor Baliardo, ca.1738

Johann Gregorius Höroldt, painter

Tea Caddy, ca. 1725

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Bowl, ca. 1763 - 1774

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Coffeepot, 1763 - 1774

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and saucer, 1763-1774
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, 1763 - 1774

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Covered Bowl, 1763 - 1774

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Tureen with Tray, 1774 - 1814

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, ca. 1800

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Articulated Buddha, 1700s

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Wood Chopper, 1745

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Teapot, ca. 1800

Johann Joachim Kändler, designer

Beltrame and Columbine, 1740

Johann Joachim Kändler, designer

Dancer, ca. 1745

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

One of a Pair of Swans, 1747

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

One of a Pair of Swans, 1747

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Covered Cup and Saucer, 1774 - 1814

Canon August Ernst Otto von dem Busch of Hildesheim, decorator

Bouillon Cup with Lid, ca. 1760

Johann Joachim Kändler, designer

Joseph Fröhlich, 1741
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Plate, 1774 - 1814

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Milk Jug, 1763-1774

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Figure of Mustached Saxon Miner, ca. 1750
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Vase, 1830 - 1850

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Vase, 1830 - 1850

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Teapot, 1735 - 1737

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Teapot, 1735 - 1737

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, ca. 1860

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, manufacturer

Figure of a Seated Woman Feeding a Cat, ca. 1800

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, manufacturer

Figure of a Seated Man with Dancing Dog, ca. 1800

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, ca. 1830

Johann Friedrich Eberlein, modeler

Incense Burner in the Form of a Chinese Man, ca. 1735

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, ca. 1830

Peter Reinicke, modeler

Girl with Jugs, ca.1755

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Coffeepot with Cover, ca. 1760

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Peasant going to Market, 1737 - 1738

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Woman with Man Holding Goat, ca. 1765-1770

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Figure Personifying Winter, 1741 - 1745

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Figure Personifying Autumn, ca. 1745

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Jug, late 1800s

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Partridge, 1741 - 1745

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Columbine, ca. 1740

Probably Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

The Breadseller, 1747 - 1750

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, manufacturer

Standing Girl Carrying a Baby, 1710-1750

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Mezzetin, ca. 1740

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

One of a Pair of Kingfishers, 1735 - 1739

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Figure of a Sawyer, 1745

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Flute Player, ca. 1745

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Parasol Handle, ca. 1900

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Saxon Miner, ca. 1750

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Pigeons, 1747 - 1755

Peter Reinicke, modeler

Turkish Woman, ca. 1745

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Plate, 1774 - 1814

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cup and Saucer, ca. 1800

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Lemon-Shaped Box, 1740 - 1750

Johann Friedrich Eberlein, modeler

Turkish Man, ca. 1745

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Tea Caddy, 1775-1800

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Figure of Winter, ca. 1760

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Fisherman, ca. 1745

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Harlequin with Goat As Bagpipes, 1736 - 1740

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Shepherdess, ca. 1745

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Putto Holding Globe, 1745 - 1750

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Figure of Saxon Miner, ca. 1750

Johann Gregorius Höroldt, painter

Waste Bowl, ca. 1725

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, manufacturer

Standing Boy Cooking, 1710-1750

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Centerpiece, (Plat de menage), ca. 1760

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Europa on a Horse, 1745 - 1747

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Covered Cup, 1728 - 1731

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cake Plate, late 1800s
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cake Plate, late 1800s
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cake Plate, late 1800s
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cake Plate, late 1800s
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cake Plate, late 1800s
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cake Plate, late 1800s
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cake Plate, late 1800s
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cake Plate, late 1800s
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cake Plate, late 1800s
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cake Plate, late 1800s
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cake Plate, late 1800s
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cake Plate, late 1800s
No Image Available

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

Cake Plate, late 1800s

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Cake Seller, 1737 - 1738

Attributed to Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Pug, ca. 1745

Attributed to Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Pug, ca. 1745

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Snuff Taker, 1737

Johann Joachim Kändler, modeler

Grape Picker, 1737

Arlene Shechet

Jar 50130, 2013

More objects +

Exhibition Checklist

Arlene Shechet : Meissen Recast

January 17 - July 6, 2014
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