Although she produced art in many mediums, from painting to photography, Viola Frey's lasting imprint can be found in ceramics. As with many a sculptor, the human body was of the utmost interest to Frey. Throughout the years, she handcrafted truly unique figures, whether bricolage sculptures made from flea-market tchotchkes or larger-than-life men and women that came standing or seating for a critical purpose (read: gender politics at the mid-century). These tremendous ceramic figures are eyefuls and part of this retrospective at MAD, one that offers a full-on look at one of the Bay Area's (and America's) major sculptors of the last 50-plus years.
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