In its June 2019 Report, AJF linked to an Artnetnews article about artists Catherine Opie and Cindy Sherman, who during the Venice Biennale unveiled a line of carved cameo pendants made in collaboration with Liz Swig. We included a blurb from the original article, which describes the pieces as having “an unlikely mission: to make […]
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Art Jewelry Forum’s extensive network of international gallery supporters is dedicated to celebrating and showing art jewelry. On Offer is a monthly series that allows AJF galleries to showcase a piece that they’ve personally selected to tempt and inspire you. Please contact the gallery directly for inquiries. Enjoy! MUSEUM WORTHY Takashi Kojima, Mandara, 2016, brooch,
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, exhibitions, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF, you can add news and ideas to the monthly
Every year, the SNAG conference opens with a meet and greet of sorts, an icebreaker—the annual Pin Swap. This year was no different. About half an hour before the doors opened for the Swap, participants began lining up outside of the room. Pins go fast here; they’re often first come, first serve. Artists have been
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Art Jewelry Forum’s extensive network of international gallery supporters is dedicated to celebrating and showing art jewelry. On Offer is a monthly series that allows AJF galleries to showcase a piece that they’ve personally selected to tempt and inspire you. Please contact the gallery directly for inquiries. Enjoy! MUSEUM WORTHY Ramón Puig Cuyàs, Nº 1765,
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, exhibitions, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF, you can add news and ideas to the monthly
Rebekah Frank is beginning research to write an article for AJF, and we’d love your help! Interior, Ombre Gallery, photo: courtesy Jenna Shaifer In this article, Rebekah will introduce readers to some of the different systems collectors use to organize and archive their jewelry collections. She’ll examine (1) why archiving and tracking a collection
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Barbara D’Ambra, Insinuaciones, 2018, brooch, resin, silver, lacquer, photo: artist When we talk about taboo issues, normally there is a predominant way to approach them. That means that the ways of representing these themes tend to be quite homogeneous. Feminine desire, enjoyment, and pleasure are not exempt from this. Everything that makes the female sexual
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In March, Art Jewelry Forum members attended the most celebrated jewelry event in the world, Munich Jewellery Week (MJW). Yvonne Montoya, AJF’s executive director, reports. I arrived on Tuesday morning, March 12, two days early, to prepare for the upcoming AJF events. I’ve been reading and hearing about Munich Jewellery Week since my university days,
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When AJF attended the annual Schmuck exhibition in March, we presented AJF in Conversation—The Next Generation of Gallerists, with moderator Bella Neyman and panelists Atty Tantivit, of Atta Gallery, Thailand; Karin Roy Andersson, from Four, Sweden; Irene Belfi, Irene Belfi, Milan, Italy; Elena and Chiaralice Rizzi, OhMyBlue, Venice, Italy; and Jenna Shaifer, Ombre Gallery, United
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Art Jewelry Forum’s extensive network of international gallery supporters is dedicated to celebrating and showing art jewelry. On Offer is a monthly series that allows AJF galleries to showcase a piece that they’ve personally selected to tempt and inspire you. Please contact the gallery directly for inquiries. Enjoy! MUSEUM WORTHY Ramón Puig Cuyàs, Maps to
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, exhibitions, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF, you can add news and ideas to the monthly
