The Ke Museum of Fine Arts in Shanghai has purchased Marc Leuthold’s Ivory Accretion for its permanent collection, following the exhibition “Encounter: Shanghai Contemporary Ceramics Experimental Art.” 24 Chinese and 8 foreign artists were invited to participate in the exhibition. In a press release, the exhibit was described as a collision of various camps in the evolving arena of avant-garde ceramics. Li Xiaoshan, Zhao Peishang, and Yuan Hong co-curated the exhibition.