{"id":1968,"date":"2013-02-08T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:54:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T14:54:36","slug":"matthias-merkel-hess-at-louis-b-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/08\/matthias-merkel-hess-at-louis-b-james\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthias Merkel Hess at Louis B. James"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1969\" style=\"width: 293px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/08\/matthias-merkel-hess-at-louis-b-james\/louis_b_james\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1969\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1969\" src=\"http:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/louis_b_james-293x300.jpg\" alt=\"Matthias Merkel Hess, Eagle 1 Gallon, moon blue, ceramic with glaze, 2012.\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/louis_b_james-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/louis_b_james-1003x1024.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/louis_b_james-624x636.jpg 624w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/louis_b_james.jpg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matthias Merkel Hess, Eagle 1 Gallon, moon blue, ceramic with glaze, 2012.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the subject of ceramics (see yesterday\u2019s post about Takuro Kuwata), Matthias Merkel Hess takes an amusing position on aesthetics vs use value in contemporary ceramics with these beautiful gas cans.\u00a0 (At Louis B. 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