From Picasso to Koons

Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach

The artist as jeweler. The exhibition of some 200 works by 135 artists is an intimate, often whimsical side of some of the greatest artists of recent times, each offering a singular vision of adornment.

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organized by French curator and jewelry collector Diane Venet

The exhibition of some 200 works by 135 artists is an intimate, often whimsical side of some of the greatest artists of recent times, each offering a singular vision of adornment. The exceptional and little-known works of wearable sculpture will reward viewers with new insights into the creative wellsprings of such artistic giants as Georges Braque, Pol Bury, Max Ernst, Lucio Fontana, Anish Kapoor, Julio Larraz, Yoko Ono, Thomas Sanchez...

French Diane Venet first became fascinated with artist-made jewelry when her-then-beau sculptor Bernar Venet rolled a thin piece of silver around her finger to form a wedding ring. Since then, she has acquired jewels made by her husband’s confreres, a group that has included Arman, César, Raymond Hains, Fausto Melotti, Mimmo Rotella, Fabrizio Plessi, Villéglé, and she has commissioned pieces by Kader Attia, John Chamberlain, Wim Delvoye, Orlan, and Frank Stella. “I’m careful to ask only those artists whom I think will find the request challenging and fun” says Venet, “It’s important they recognize that the jewel should be seen as an extension of their art-making.” While many of these wearable sculptures are crafted out of precious materials, what makes them so compelling is the beauty and candor of the artistic expression.

Often conceived for a lover or a cherished family member or friend, a number of these pieces reveal a surprising tenderness or whimsy. The wearable sculptures will be presented in three groupings—the Early Masters, Representational, and Abstraction—with sections devoted to the human figure, nature, popsubjects, words, geometry, and new technologies and materials.

From Picasso to Koons, The Artist as Jeweler is accompanied by a fully illustrated, 240-page catalogue, with essays by Adrien Goetz and Barbara Rose, published by Flammarion/Rizzoli.

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Opening March 14th, h 8-11 pm

Bass Museum of Art
2121 Park Avenue - Miami
Wed-Sun 12-5 pm
General admission:
$8 adults, $6 seniors and students with I.D. Free for members and children under 6.

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