Recall. Reframe. Respond. The Art of Paul Scott

Ceramic tableware with intricate blue patterning has been a staple in dining room décor for centuries. Contemporary artist Paul Scott (British, b. 1953) carries this tradition forward, yet his designs are anything but conventional. More than 50 of his works, which present updated narratives about art, history and American experiences, will be on view at the Cincinnati Art Museum (CAM) in the exhibition Recall. Reframe. Respond. The Art of Paul Scott from October 10, 2025–January 4, 2026. Scott breaks, reassembles, erases and adds details to ceramics from the 1800s and 1900s using transfer-printing and collage processes to create new “historical” patterns. In addition to these repurposed antique pieces and the artist’s new ceramic forms, Recall. Reframe. Respond. will debut Scott’s limited-edition letterpress artist book. A selection of his works will be paired with artworks from CAM’s American art collection to “reframe” the way audiences see, experience and reflect on these objects. “This is not your grandparents’ blue-and-white china,” notes Amy Dehan, the museum’s curator of decorative arts and design. “Paul Scott’s work is subversive in the best way—witty, wry and challenging. It urges us to look critically at dominant narratives while making connections across human experience, places and time.” Recall. Reframe. Respond. will also celebrate local artists and voices, featuring responses to a selection of Scott’s works written by community members. Notably, the exhibition will also present two transferware pieces on which he collaborated with Cincinnati-based artist Terence Hammonds. Importantly, Recall. Reframe. Respond. will be CAM’s first exhibition to include Braille labels, thanks to the generosity of Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired.

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