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On View:	October 25, 2025–April 26, 2026
Public Reception:	Saturday, October 25, 2025, 4:00–6:00 PM

Fired in Revolution: Ceramics from the People’s Republic of China – Exhibition Overview

Fired in Revolution: Ceramics from the People’s Republic of China will present ceramics created during the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976. Guest curated by Dr. Jamie Kwan, this exhibition explores Cultural Revolution ceramic production, specifically works made at Jingdezhen. These pieces explore the major styles and imagery of the movement and highlight how the ceramicists maintained artistic agency and preserved traditional methods of production in the face of government censorship.

The exhibition is guest curated by Dr. Jamie Kwan, Assistant Curator, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

The exhibition will present varied ceramic work including molded figures, vessels, wall hangings, alongside posters,

Fired in Revolution will be on view in the Julianne & David Armstrong Gallery at AMOCA.

Exhibition Acknowledgments

This exhibition is funded, in part, grants from the Dew Foundation, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and by support from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.