"Multiplicity" is a concise, coherent and visually striking exhibition. Comprised of eight to ten pieces (depending on the venue), the show focused on works made from a multitude of finely crafted ceramic elements. It's simple in a way: when intelligent artists take many small, identical (or nearly so) objects and configure them in certain ways, compelling patterns, shapes and associative responses emerge from the repetition of form. In this sense, and as a collection of provocative, effective artworks, the show is very successful. Where it fails is the somewhat overdrawn curatorial positioning -expounded in the accompanying catalog, which overcomplicates the ideas presented so eloquently in the exhibition.
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