AJF joined South Africa–based artist Geraldine Fenn, inaugural recipient of AJF’s Solo Exhibition Award, for a look back at the research, experimentation, travel, collaboration, and making that culminated in her solo exhibition, Geraldine Fenn: Dispatch from the Colonies, at Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, in Montreal. Fenn takes us inside the development of the exhibition, which explored…
The idea that an engagement ring should be a diamond solitaire is the greatest marketing stunt in history. Diamonds have never been merely precious stones—they have served as symbols of authority, marked political and family alliances, and sealed intimate commitments. “Rings That Rock,” at DIVA museum, in Antwerp, Belgium, brings together an exceptional selection of diamond rings…
Join AJF for a conversation on Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture, the first major museum exhibition dedicated to the artist who designed the jewelry for Marvel Studios’ Black Panther film franchise. Organized by the Museum of Arts and Design (New York City), where it was co-curated by the Museum’s Barbara Paris Gifford and Sebastian…
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Art Jewelry Forum has expanded its efforts to connect more directly with the jewelry community by regularly hosting live chats online. These feature artist studio visits, talks with gallerists about shows they’re hosting, interviews with curators and authors, and other programming tied to various jewelry weeks from around the…
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Art Jewelry Forum has expanded its efforts to connect more directly with the jewelry community by regularly hosting live chats online. These feature artist studio visits, talks with gallerists about shows they’re hosting, interviews with curators and authors, and other programming tied to various jewelry weeks from around the…