Still Point brought together only five necklaces and three brooches by Zoë Veness in a boutique experience at Gallery Funaki Close observation of the artist’s extraordinary folded-paper technique was possible The objects seemed to defy their materiality and have a theatricality or “stage presence” Zoë Veness: Still Point March 20–April 20, 2024 Gallery Funaki, Melbourne, […]
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Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams closes July 14, 2024 The 130+ pieces in this Joyce J. Scott retrospective span 50 years, from the 70s to the present Works on display include jewelry, sculptures, performances and recordings, and garments and textiles They focus on different facets of Scott’s practice, including heritage and
Bernhard Schobinger — Annelies Štrba April 20–June 29, 2024 Antonella Villanova Galleria, Florence, Italy From the moment I left Antonella Villanova Gallery, I told myself that I shouldn’t wait too long to put in order, and on paper, my thoughts and the multitude of stimuli I received during my visit and intense chat with Bernhard
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Gabi Dziuba & Friends February 25–May 26, 2024 Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Pforzheim, Germany “SPLASH” shout the pendants and rings. “EGAL EGAL” (“whatever,” in English) clamor white gold and diamond rings in an effort to appease. “OH” screams a pair of red earrings, the letters dripping bloodily in the Rocky Horror Picture Show font. Blue beans and
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Brooches, arranged in two branching rows reminiscent of a family tree, portray jewelry colleagues, gallerists, curators, and peers whom the maker has encountered throughout his career The brooches emit a gentle sound and crinkle when handled. The artist, Tore Svensson, used veneer painted with seven thin layers of acrylic because he needed a portable medium
The Wild Garden March 16–April 4, 2024 Jewelers’Werk Galerie, Washington, D.C. How does an artist express emotion within a piece of jewelry? For the German maker Jutta Kallfelz, the answer is in the animal and plant world. There were plenty of emotions on display at Jewelers’Werk Galerie, in Washington, D.C., where Kallfelz had her first
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Soulmates: An Exhibition in Honor of Kadri Mälk February 28–March 3, 2024 Galerie Biro, Munich, Germany “Love me or leave me or let me be lonely.”[1] These words, taken from an interview I conducted with Kadri Mälk, echoed in my mind as I walked Soulmates: An Exhibition in Honor of Kadri Mälk, hosted by Galerie
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Catarina Silva: Once upon a Time … October 14–November 18, 2023 Galeria Tereza Seabra, Lisbon, Portugal Once upon a time … This is how many tales begin, stories filled with magical beings and other characters such as princes and princesses, wizards and sorcerers, fairies and witches. Catarina Silva, who lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal,
McIntosh is a jeweler and object maker based in Ōtepoti/Dunedin, Aotearoa/New Zealand His master’s research addressed issues of cultural appropriation associated with the history and contemporary use of natural materials in Aotearoa/New Zealand He has exhibited extensively in New Zealand and internationally and was the inaugural recipient of the Blumhardt Foundation’s Dame Doreen’s Gift[1] in
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Restringing the Pearl April 26–June 6, 2023 The Jewelry Library, New York, New York Everyone has a story about pearls—that’s at the heart of this exhibition curated by Petra Class and Biba Schutz Audio recordings of the artists telling their pearl stories appear center stage The stories relate to a corresponding visual work through a
Svenja John and Petra Zimmermann originally developed Jewellery & Garment as a fashion-week side event. Their aim: to attract new audiences to author jewelry The curators paired jewelry by 10 makers with garments from 10 avant-garde fashion houses The jewelry is on loan from the artists The deliberately wearable garments are not catwalk showpieces. Some
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Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity May 14–September 18, 2022 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, US At the dawn of the 20th century, the introduction of the aesthetic elements of Islamic art through exhibitions, publications, travels, and personal collections fueled new ideas and possibilities at Cartier. The Maison began to conceptualize and
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