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Numerous leading artists of the 20th century showed an interest in jewelry, often through love of a woman. These jewels frequently accompany the evolution of the artists' style, especially focused because of the change of scale. This collection is set out like an intimate museum, narrating a specific history of art. Presents over 200 pieces of Jewelry designed by the greatest artists of the 20th and 21st century including Alexander Calder, Max Ernst, Salvador DalĂ, Niki de Saint-Phalle, Roy Lichtenstein, Louise Bourgeois, Anish Kapoor, Jeff Koons.
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The international magazine of fine interior design.
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Replication and originality are central concepts in the artistic oeuvres of Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray. Remaking the Readymade reveals the underlying and previously unexplored processes and rationales for the collaboration between Duchamp, Man Ray, and Arturo Schwarz on the replication of readymades and objects. The 1964 editioned replicas of the readymades sent shock waves through the art world. Even though the replicas undermined ideas of authorship and problematized the notion of identity and the artist, they paradoxically shared in the aura of the originals, becoming stand-ins for the readymades. Scholar-poet-dealer Arturo Schwarz played a crucial role, opening the door to joint or alter...
Showcases studio jewelry made in the twentieth century, with profiles of the artists who made them and discussions about how different time periods, popular culture, and developments in techniques and materials shaped the final product.
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Calder and Abstraction: From Avant-Garde to Iconic at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California (November 24, 2013-July 6, 2014). This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in cooperation with the Calder Foundation, New York"--Colophon.
"The women in Man Ray's life, as well as his reverence for the female form more broadly, were reflected in his jewellery. He kept the wearer in mind with each piece; never impractical or obtrusive, his jewels played with illusion, language and form as he employed the medium to further explore the artistic preoccupations of his career." Art as Jewellery is a visually stunning introduction to jewellery made by the titans of twentieth and twenty-first century art. From Salvador Dali, Man Ray, Alexander Calder and Pablo Picasso, through to Anish Kapoor, Damien Hirst and Grayson Perry, the great figures of modern art have all turned both thought and talent to jewellery. Often, they have eschewed ...
With inspiring case studies and illustrated with beautiful imagery, Jewellery Design explores the origins of jewellery and provides an overview of the design process.
A notable collection of 20th-century studio jewelry in various media and styles is the subject of this dazzling catalogue, which reframes these works within the context of contemporary art.