It's not news to us that clay has caught on in the art world—It's been fantastic the past few years to see witness of the resurgent interest in clay. In this article from ArtNews, Lilly Wei provides a survey of some of the big names, and gets their take on the trend. Wei quotes Nichole Cherubini as saying, “As far as clay being a craft material...it blows me away that it is even part of the conversation anymore.”
I couldn't agree more.