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Atelier Janiye and the legacy of Master Jeweler Miye Matsukata

‘Miye Matsukata was among the first mid-century American studio jewelers to develop an expressionist feeling of spontaneity in one-of-a kind jewelry pieces. Known for combining precious and non-precious materials in open and abstract compositions, Matsukata embraced the incorporation of found objects and antique pieces, as well as alternative construction techniques in enamel and crocheted metals. […]

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Picasso to Koons: The Artist As Jeweler

Reviews / Bella Neyman

Pablo Picasso, Pendant: Le Gran Faune, 1973, Photo: Sherry Griffin Great jewelry like great art needs to make a statement. The decorative arts have been considered a lesser art for centuries but they are finally recognized to be on par with the fine arts. Well, jewelry is not a lesser art, either. It should be

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The Spirit of Stone

Reviews / Päivi Ruutiainen

The Spirit of Stone event that took place in Lappeenranta, Finland, in early May 2011 gathered together students and teachers from European jewelry schools, as well as others interested in jewelry and stone. In addition to a symposium, the event also involved workshops, an exhibition and a jewelry art and design competition. Head of an

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Exhibition in Motion: Objects Performed

Reviews / Gabriel Craig

Exhibition in Motion: Objects Performed took place at the Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue, Washington on the evening of May 28, 2011, in conjunction with the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) conference. Objects Performed was a marked shift in the format of SNAG’s annual exhibition in motion, from a runway fashion show to an

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Victoire de Castellane: Fleurs d’Excès

Reviews / Benjamin Lignel

Victoire de Castellane, Quo Caïnus Magic Disco, 2010, Lacquered silver, white gold, diamonds, and smoky quartz, Bracelet: 3 3/8” x 3 3/8” With base: 5 7/8” x 5”. Photo courtesy Gagosian Gallery & Victoire de Castellane The display is bare enough. Four whitewashed tables occupy, but do not crowd, Gagosian’s second floor ‘project space.’ Two

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Ruudt Peters: Philosopher Stone

Reviews / Ricardo ‘Nano’ Pulgar and Carolina Gimeno

Chile is a land of earthquakes, but it isn’t just a case of the earth moving. In November 2010, the tectonic plates of the emerging scene of contemporary Chilean jewelry moved to unexpected places in this part of the globe. The catalyst? Ruudt Peters came to openly share his particular way of understanding contemporary jewelry, the

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Think Again: New Latin American Jewelry

Reviews / Anthony Tammaro

On a terrible winter day in New York City, with snow piled up on sidewalks and narrow paths cutting through canyons of grey slushy muck, I made my way to the Museum of Arts and Design. On view was the exhibition Think Again: New Latin American Jewelry. With over 50 Latin American jewelry artists contributing almost

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Kambui Olujimi: Love to Lose

Reviews / Ahna Adair

Kambui Olujimi, Untitled from The Blackout Collection, 2010-11, mixed media, photo: Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco Each sculpture, a hybrid of equal part necklace and handcuff, hang on the wall throughout the gallery. The show is tidy, with each piece staying closely within a simple format. But within that format variations arise allowing for an

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Returning to the Jewel is a Return From Exile

Reviews / Vivien Atkinson

TarraWarra Museum of Art is situated a short drive from Melbourne. Located in a landscape of rolling hills that juxtapose manicured vineyards with paddocks of dry grass and stands of aromatic gum trees, this impressive museum is home to the considerable collection of modern art donated, along with the building, to the people of Australia

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Adornment and Excess: Jewelry in the 21st Century

Reviews / Kathleen Browne

Installation, Adornment and Excess: Jewelry in the 21st Century, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford Installation, Adornment and Excess: Jewelry in the 21st Century, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford Kathy Buszkiewicz also uses money, in her case shredded money (obtained from the Treasury Department) to address issues of materialism, commodification and value/worth. It took her countless

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Karl Fritsch: Some Rings are Fuckwits

Reviews / Vivien Atkinson

Installation, Karl Fritsch: Some Rings Are Fuckwits, Hamish McKay Gallery Installation, Karl Fritsch: Some Rings Are Fuckwits, Hamish McKay Gallery Available for close scrutiny, the raw power of the casting process and the artist’s fingerprints marking the surface of the soft wax in the shaping of each piece, are easier to read. The technical skill

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Karl Fritsch: Scenes from the Munich Diamond Disaster

Reviews / Vivien Atkinson

The recent renovations at the City Gallery, Wellington have seen some significant changes, particularly the Hirschfeld Gallery. This gallery is for the exhibition of local artists and used to be an odd lower-case, T-shaped space tucked in beside Nikau Café. This location, next to a bustling Wellington food venue, seemed to reflect the diverse shows

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Exhibition Review

Atelier Janiye and the legacy of Master Jeweler Miye Matsukata

Picasso to Koons: The Artist As Jeweler

The Spirit of Stone

Exhibition in Motion: Objects Performed

Victoire de Castellane: Fleurs d’Excès

Ruudt Peters: Philosopher Stone

Think Again: New Latin American Jewelry

Kambui Olujimi: Love to Lose

Returning to the Jewel is a Return From Exile

Adornment and Excess: Jewelry in the 21st Century

Karl Fritsch: Some Rings are Fuckwits

Karl Fritsch: Scenes from the Munich Diamond Disaster

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