After 35-years experience working as an artist, I realize in preparing this talk that I can now be an anthropologist—a cultural and material anthropologist of my world of work. I have the opportunity to examine it, analyze it, and give it some sense that might not have been apparent at the time of making. I […]
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Rosemarie Jäger had been noticing how many couples there are in the jewelry world, and suddenly one day, she realized that it was a great idea for a series of shows. This one, with Beate Klockmann and Philip Sajet, is the first, and appropriately it is called Frühling or “Spring” and is the beginning of
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Polly Wales, Rapunzel Stack, 2013, rings, crystals, gold, 2mm wide, photo: Polly Wales Missy Graff: Please tell me about your background. How did you become interested in making jewelry? Polly Wales: I initially studied sculpture, but I couldn’t really come to grips with the convoluted language of fine art. It felt so removed. After a
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A new article format was launched in January 2014. This series, called “One on One,” consists of 500-word analyses of specific works that lend themselves to in-depth study. One review will be published every month. “One on One” is a form of testing area. We believe that the field of contemporary jewelry will benefit from developing
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Myra Mimlistch-Gray spread, AJF Best of Interviews Dorothea Prühl spread, AJF Best of Interviews “We culled 18 provocative conversations with luminaries in the field from the more than 70 interviews we have had published with luminaries in this field since we began reporting more than 15 years ago,” said AJF Board board Chair chair
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Lauren Kalman, Composition with Ornament and Object 17, 2014, photograph, giclée, 50.8 x 40.64 cm Susan Cummins: Lauren, please tell the story of your background. Lauren Kalman: Both of my parents were visual artists, and I think that had a huge influence on my development as an artist. My father is an industrial designer who
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Marijke de Goey’s exhibition Lines, Space, Illusion is on display at Fingers Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, through February 28, 2014. In this interview, Marijke discusses the concept behind the body of work on display and some of her recent projects. Marijke de Goey, Dancing Square, 2002, brooch, anodized titanium, 60 x 45 x 5
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Davide Bigazzi, Parole, Parole, 2014, cuff, sterling silver, 18-karat gold, white diamonds, 38.1-mm wide, photo: artist Susan Cummins: What was your inspiration for this show? Karen Lorene: Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery has, for many years, combined the worlds of art jewelry and the written word. Often, the shows that combine a publication: Signs of Life,
Steel wall display case containing These were Trees (detail with glass door open), J. Cotter Gallery, Vail, Colorado, 2014 Susan Cummins: Theresa and Jim, I understand that you worked together to curate this show. Can you walk me through how that worked? Who thought of the idea for the show, and how were the artists
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Ramon Puig Cuyàs, La torcha de Cassandra, 1992, brooch, nickel silver, coral, copper, 90 x 90 x 13 mm, photo: Jean-François Tremblay and Wanderley Spinola Susan Cummins: Noel, please tell us about Jocelyne Gobeil and why you wanted to have a show about her. Noel Guyomarc’h: Jocelyne Gobeil ran the first gallery dedicated to contemporary
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