Escapade Review
Architect Eli Giannini explores Swiss jeweler David Bielander’s solo exhibition of idiosyncratic objects at Gallery Funaki in 2014.
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Anna Lindsay MacDonald Re: Halcyon Dream Catalogue
L.A. Pai Gallery first introduced Anna Lindsay MacDonald in 2005 when she was an artist in residence at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. At the time, Lindsay was developing Interlaced, a study of urban maps in wearable form. The strength of the ideas and the precision of its actualization was impressive. The gallery and artist
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Re: Halcyon Dream Catalogue
Excerpt from Shannon Stratton’s essay regarding Anna Lindsay MacDonald’s 2016 solo exhibition, Re: Halcyon Dream: “Anna Lindsay MacDonald’s work seems to resonate with Soulilliou’s theory of ornament, playing with the idea of appearance and disappearance in the face of technology. Her black and white palette recalls dazzle camouflage, but even more so, predicts a future
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Go For Baroque: Opulence and Excess in Contemporary Art
This text explores how theoretical concepts of opulence and excess are explored in contemporary art, especially jewelry. Images of several exhibited works are included. Focusing on artists from the United States and Western Europe, it offers a Western-based interdisciplinary perspective for thinking about what “baroque” could mean in a modern context. Jewelry forms the basis
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Out on a Limb: Contemporary Wood Jewelry
This text explores the theoretical use of wood as a material for contemporary jewelry. Images of several exhibited works are included as well. Primarily emphasizing artists at work in the United States, it offers an overarching look at the use of wood in jewelry today. This exhibition features the work of emerging and established artists
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Cutting Edge: RAM Explores Contemporary Glass Jewelry
This text contextualizes glass jewelry through the lens of history and contemporary practice. A brief overview of contemporary usage is supported by quotes from several of the artists whose works are featured in the text. Images of several exhibited works are included as well. It is useful for an overarching look at the use of
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