Masaomi Yasunaga at Lisson Gallery

Arranged on a long, low mound of gravel, Masaomi Yasunaga’s stone-infused ceramics at Lisson Gallery look as if they’ve been excavated from an ancient site.  Allowing glaze, granite, slip and unrefined porcelain to fuse together in unexpected ways in his kiln, the Japanese sculptor invents a surface for his unconventional pieces that suggests natural forms built up over time.  (On view in Chelsea through Oct 15th).

Masaomi Yasunaga, Vessel fused with stone I, glaze, colored slip, granite, kaolin and silver leaf, 52 3/8 x 36 5/8 x 12 5/8 inches, 2022.