Jessica Jackson Hutchins

The art of Jessica Jackson Hutchins has been known to befuddle upon first glance: Her sculptures and works on paper can easily seem crudely unfinished or confoundingly half-baked, when seen through unsympathetic eyes. The rest of us, however, are captivated by the refreshing lack of polish with which Hutchins sends her pieces into the world, […]

Jessica Jackson Hutchins’ Stylite Optimism is not an easy show to love. At a glance these ceramic sculptures look like a cracked cup here and a lumpy form there. But after spending time with this collection of recent works, I came away stimulated and even moved, mulling over not only questions of how we evaluate […]