Necklaces made from vintage Japanese kimonos, brooches adorned with crushed eggshell, and rings with “stones” created from plastic litter all made a showing at the 2023 opening benefit preview for MAD About Jewelry, the annual pop-up sale of contemporary artist-made jewelry at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York City. Those attending […]
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Art Jewelry Forum has expanded its efforts to connect more directly with the jewelry community by regularly hosting live chats online. These feature artist studio visits, talks with gallerists about shows they’re hosting, interviews with curators and authors, and other programming tied to various jewelry weeks from around the globe. We record these all and
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The Iranian designer-artist Banafsheh Hemmati has designed jewelry, furniture, landscape, light, and accessories for more than 20 years. She began designing jewelry to go with the clothes she designed for herself. “I could find no jewelry to suit them,” says Hemmati. “Ultimately, I designed the jewelry that suited them best.” Born in Tehran in 1974,
April 2023, Part 2 You have so many reasons to purchase art jewelry… Celebrate that hard-earned promotion Honor a once-in-a-lifetime occasion Pay tribute to a major accomplishment Commemorate the beginning of a new relationship or the end of one Pounce on the perfect piece to round out an aspect of your collection Or invest in
April 2023, Part 2 Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, news, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF at the Silver level or
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After two decades in existence, Galerie Elsa Vanier held its final exhibition at the end of 2022 For 18 months prior, Vanier had run her gallery as a nomadic affair, showing four exhibitions in three different spaces around Paris. Vanier closed shop with the intention of curating independent jewelry exhibitions AJF checked in to learn
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This is just a small selection of the book reviews we’ve published. Check out the full list by clicking here. Clicking on any text colored red will take you to a review of that book. The Power of the Narrative in the 2020s A review by Davira S. Taragin of Jewelry Stories: Highlights from the Collection
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On April 26, 2023, we presented AJF Live goes to Mexico, where we met with Lorena Lazard. She introduced us to her own work and that of three other important contemporary jewelry makers in Mexico: Cristina Celis, Martacarmela Sotelo, and Raquel Bessudo. We recorded the event and posted it on our website. You can watch
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April 2023, Part 1 Art Jewelry Forum shares the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, news, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF at the Silver level or above, you can
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April 2023, Part 1 You have so many reasons to purchase art jewelry… Celebrate that hard-earned promotion Honor a once-in-a-lifetime occasion Pay tribute to a major accomplishment Commemorate the beginning of a new relationship or the end of one Pounce on the perfect piece to round out an aspect of your collection Or invest in
