Mana Hewitt: Persistence July 25–September 8, 2019 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC, USA Mana Hewitt’s solo exhibition, Persistence, displays a series of 60 unique medals made of etched brass, copper, sterling silver, and vitreous enamel. They recognize the courage and perseverance of women who have challenged societal perceptions, and feature leading figures including […]
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Building on the Body: Identity, Materials, Jewelry August 2–September 22, 2019 108|Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Take a moment to close your eyes and imagine a construction site. You might see people wandering, people working, equipment, dirt, or dust kicked into the air. The site looks disorganized, but you might imagine there’s a reason for the
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The Language of Things February 24–June 24, 2018 The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand How do you curate an exhibition that interests both jewelry artists and a general audience that knows nothing of the field? “With difficulty,” is probably your answer. Here’s how they did it recently in Aotearoa New Zealand. Exhibition
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Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon September 27, 2017–January 21, 2018 New Museum, New York, New York, USA Body adornment, and jewelry in particular, play a significant role in signifying one’s gender, status, sexuality, and even ethnicity. Yet it’s rarely discussed or seen in large-scale exhibitions outside regional craft-based museums. (There are of
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Jewellery: Made By, Worn By December 13, 2017–June 3, 2018 Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, the Netherlands A Feast One of the most renowned Dutch museums of ethnology, the Volkenkunde, in Leiden, presents a feast for the eyes with its current big production. If you felt Médusa, in Paris, was a lot, that was just 400 pieces.
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Exhibition view, Tribute to Manfred Bischoff, 2017, drawings, Handwerkskammer München, photo: Wilfried Petzi Manfred Bischoff, Tribute to Manfred Bischoff March 9 – April 8, 2017 Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany The first impression of the Tribute to Manfred Bischoff exhibition is dominated by the large photographs on the walls of the Handwerkskammer exhibition space in Munich.
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Exhibition view, Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715–2015, 2016, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, photo: Museum Associates/LACMA Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715–2015 April 10–August 21, 2016 Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Whether we consciously adopt a particular style or fashion, or thoughtlessly throw on clothes, our identity is communicated through our
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The Narva Art Residency (entrance hall), Narva, Estonia, photo: Liina Lelov KAФEDRA: Exhibition by the Department of Jewellery and Blacksmithing April 30–May 29, 2016 Narva Art Residency, Narva, Estonia KAФEDRA is a multifaceted exhibition showcasing the work of the department of jewelry and blacksmithing at the Estonian Academy of Arts. It was organized by Kadri
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Installation view of … buried again to carry on growing … A POV by Ebony G. Patterson at the Museum of Arts and Design, photo: Butcher Walsh © Museum of Arts and Design Ebony G. Patterson: … buried again to carry on growing … The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York, USA
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Installation view of Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, dress in foreground by Giambattista Valli, Fall/Winter 2014–2015 couture collection, tulle degradé, silk taffeta, photo: Matt Flynn, courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial February 12–August 21, 2016 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, New York, USA This, the fifth installment in the
Exhibition view, (IM)PRINT, 2016, easy!upstream, Munich, photo: the (IM)PRINT Team (IM)PRINT February 24–28, 2016 easy!upstream, Munich, Germany Curated by Beatrice Brovia, Nicolas Cheng, Hanna Hedman, and Kajsa Lindberg They say that money makes the world go round but, really, it is printing that deserves this accolade. In a literal sense the banknotes and coins of
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Dealer Olga Biro presenting The End, Lisa Walker, 2016, Galerie Biro, Munich, photo: Benjamin Lignel Lisa Walker, The End February 25–April 4, 2016 Galerie Biro, Munich, Germany 1. While entering the small gallery space, what I first noticed was how the walls had been spray-painted in a sky-like light blue color. The stains of paint,
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