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&#160;Earth and FireAsian Ceramics from the Slunecko CollectionAustrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art (MAK), ViennaJusqu'au 10 juin 2018The collector Heinz Slunecko has been involved with the MAK for more than ten years; his extensive collection of ceramics from the Southeastern and East Asian region has been enriching the museum’s exhibitions ever since. His many travels enabled him to discover the not so immediately recognizable qualities of historical ceramics that are little known and seldom presented in Europe—from Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Korea, and also including predominantly contemporary works from Japan.The show EARTH AND FIRE: Asiatic Ceramics from the Slunecko Collection has around 120 ceramics on display that enable us to share with the collector his passion for the centuries-old traditions of the ceramic art. His choice of objects does not follow the mainstream of the art trade, but focuses especially on those East and Southeastern Asian countries which, despite being under China’s strong influence, constantly sought their own ways—and succeeded in doing so. In ceramics, cultural and technical developments are manifest in a way that scarcely amy other material can rival.Guest Curator: Heinz Slunecko Curator: Johannes Wieninger, MAK Asia Collection&#160;MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary ArtStubenring 5, 1010 Vienna, AustriaT +43 1 711 36-0F +43 1 713 10 26Source : MAK Vienna.