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Karin Herwegh: From the Familiar to the Wonderful
Galerie Ra, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Olivia ShihThe figures and forms in this necklace have different shapes (some are upside down, or are only half of one); they might be members of a family, with...
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Kiss the Rings, Bitch
One on One nº13 David BeytelmannShaking hands to say hello or to thank, waving good-bye, clapping hands to approve, holding hands to express affection, moving fingers to mock or insult or mimic,...
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Tabea Reulecke
Galeria Thomas Cohn, São Paulo, Brazil Susan CumminsAnimal interaction and communication fascinates me. The contrast of the predator and the prey is obvious in the collection. It is a fascination that...
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The Wearable Zoo
Monika AuchThe recent comeback of taxidermy since its heyday in Victorian times is dominated by female artists. There is a switch from testosterone-laden manifestations of the “trophy kill” to empathic...
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Helen Drutt: The State Hermitage Museum Exhibition
State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Marion FulkGifts from America celebrates the hand and the survival of the creative spirit in a mechanized society. Russia and America are two countries...
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Je suis #hashtag
Kevin MurrayWhat’s the best way of disseminating a political slogan today? Where once the badge was a common medium for rallying calls, it now seems to have been eclipsed by the hashtag. The political...
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Attai Chen
2014 AJF Artist Award Finalist Art Jewelry ForumThe thing that excites me the most about jewelry is that it is a branch of art that is investigated in a quite unique way. The relationship between a...
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Jane Dodd: Rococo Revolution
Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, California, USA Bonnie LevineTo my eyes, the brooches show the influence of Rococo; the drapery, the use of materials, an excessiveness, albeit mild by comparison to...
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Benedikt Fischer
2014 AJF Artist Award Finalist Art Jewelry ForumI think the field will recognize a growing stream of graduates who make autonomous objects. But I wonder if there’s a place for the object makers out...
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Lauren Kalman
2014 AJF Artist Award Finalist Art Jewelry ForumSpecifically I am interested to see work that fully considers the site of the jewelry as an integral part of the work, not just as documentation. For me...
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Bling Those Wrinkles Out, Grandma
One on One nº15 Baptiste Lignel…and Parr did what Parr does best: ironic pictures, featuring older women and their seemingly desperate attempts to draw attention by the size (and estimated price) of...
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Eveline Holsappel
Museum Arnhem, Arnhem, The Netherlands Susan CumminsThe museums in the Netherlands with Dutch jewelry collections all have their own focus. Ours is to show the developments in Dutch jewelry from the...
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Kickstarter Donors
Thanks to these lovely and generous supporters, AJF's first kickstarter campaign was a resounding success. Our initial goal of $12,000 was doubled!Thanks to everyone who donated: $1000+ Lois Boardman |...
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Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award Finalists to Show at Schmuck
Finalists for Top International Prize to Exhibit Work in Munich March 11–17 Art Jewelry ForumThe five finalists for AJF's 14th annual Artist Award will show their work at Schmuck, Germany’s renowned,...
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Jewellery 1970-2015: Interview with Karl Bollmann
Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art (MAK), Vienna, Austria Margit HartIt has surprisingly not become easier for jewelry artists. In fact, it has become harder… Why? Because the thinking...
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Heejoo Kim
2014 AJF Artist Award Finalist Art Jewelry ForumThe experience of wearing breaks the fixed idea of artworks. When people wear art jewelry and feel the harmony of their body and the work, they can...
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Art Jewelry Forum Releases Shows and Tales
New Title Puts Contemporary Jewelry in Its Place Art Jewelry ForumOver the past six decades, jewelry exhibitors have played musical chairs to a very D.I.Y. score—artists mount exhibitions in their...
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