Princeton University Art Museum has opened its inaugural exhibition in its new building, focusing on the work of ceramic artist and longtime faculty member Toshiko Takaezu. The show, 'Toshiko Takaezu: Dialogues in Clay,' features her 'closed form' ceramics alongside works by her contemporaries, highlighting her artistic experimentation and her nearly three-decade tenure teaching at the university.
The exhibition underscores Takaezu's profound influence as an artist-teacher who shaped Princeton's artistic culture and collections. Its placement as the first show in the new museum signals the institution's commitment to being a teaching museum, where artistic legacy is understood through objects, their transmission, and the community built around them.