Born in 1965 about 100 kilometres
from the former imperial porcelain factories of Jingdezhen in China, Bai
Ming is a multi-facetted visual artist. A professor and lecturer, he is
director of the Department of Ceramics at the Academy of Art and Design
of Qinghua University in Beijing, and of the Shangyu Celadon
International Art Centre of Contemporary Ceramics. He also heads two
workshops, where he boldly mixes ancestral techniques, traditions and
practices with those of international contemporary art. The delicacy of
his technique in ceramics, painting and lacquer has revitalised Chinese
porcelain, freeing it from its archaic forms. His creations have won
major Chinese awards and are recognised by collectors around the world.

Christine
Shimizu, curator of the exhibition devoted to the artist at the Keramis
Centre in Belgium, brings together various authors in this book: Mael
Bellec, Antoinette Fay-Halle, Jean-Francois Fouilhoux, Catherine Noppe
and Ludovic Recchia. All testify, each in their own way, to their
perception of Bai Ming’s multifaceted work.

The book follows an exhibition that will take place at Keramis from 16 November 2019 to 15 March 2020.

Text in English and French.