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King will present his latest works as part of The Overview Effect, a group exhibition curated by Berlin-based writer and curator Anna Carnick. Presented by The Foundry, a project by Bocci and Wilhelm Hallen, the event will take place from September 4-13, opening to the public on September 5, during Berlin Art Week.

Inspired by the profound shift in perspective experienced by astronauts when viewing Earth from space, the exhibition brings together an international group of artists and designers exploring materiality, perception, interconnectedness, and our relationship to the world around us.

Download exhibition pamphlet.

King’s work is featured in Ceramics: An Atlas of Forms (2024) written by ceramic artist, writer, and curator Glenn Barkley. It is a remarkable publication that traces nearly 6,000 years of ceramic history and brings together works from across cultures, eras and generations.

Available here.

King’s work is featured in the latest edition of Nid d’Artistes, spotlighting one of West Africa’s major cultural and creative hubs: Cotonou.

After Abidjan, Casablanca and Dakar, this new book celebrates the creativity and vibrant artistic energy of Beninese artists and the wider diaspora.

Published by Malika Editions, it features texts written by Florent Couao-Zotti and a foreword written by musical icon Angélique Kidjo.

The book is available at the boutique of the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac in Paris, France.

King is participating in the exhibition German and International Ceramics since 1946, taking place at the GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts in Leipzig, Germany, from November 8, 2025 until October 4, 2026. The show features his work Gravité : trempé dans une mer d’acide (2020), which has been part of the museum’s collection since 2021.

The survey will also lead to the publication of the fourth catalogue of the museum’s collection, scheduled for release next year.

An excerpt from the museum text presenting the exhibition:

Since 2008 the GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts has already dedicated three major and highly acclaimed exhibitions to studio ceramics. Today, this is one of the museum’s most substantially
developed collection areas, recognised for its international scope and quality. Notable acquisitions and donations – including works from the Adams, Budelman, Freudenberg, Koch, Philippi, Schmidt, Siemssen, Reimers, Verberne, Vetter and many others – now provide the occasion for another edition of the continuation of the exhibition. The exhibition traces artistic developments from 1946 to the present, bringing ceramic works – with their expressive forms and distinctive glazes – into aesthetic dialogue, constantly exploring the shifting relationship between the functional vessel and autonomous sculpture.

The two artistic approaches are juxtaposed in the exhibition — not as opposites, but in a reciprocal dialogue. Arranged both dually and chronologically, it becomes clear that modern studio ceramics are increasingly moving beyond mere functionality, experimenting with sculptural autonomy, yet never losing sight of the vessel as their guiding theme.

Monumental sculpture White Totem of Light is currently on display on the Giza Plateau, facing the majestic Great Pyramids of Egypt, until December 6.

The work is presented as part of Forever Is Now, an international exhibition curated by Art d’Egypte under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and under the patronage of UNESCO. Running from November 11 to December 6, this remarkable event brings together ten artists from around the world, whose creations enter into dialogue with 4,500 years of history, with the Pyramids themselves standing as timeless witnesses.