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Brooches in Dialogue between Past and Avantgarde

Exhibition  /  02 Nov 2023  -  31 Mar 2024
 
Published: 25.10.2023
Brooches in Dialogue between Past and Avantgarde.
Brooch. Germany. Around 1900. Red and yellow gold, green enamel, mother of pearl.
Photo by Uwe Dettmar.
Sharareh Aghaei, Brooch “Autumn”. 2023.
Green eight, rock crystal, mother of pearl, steel, stainless steel, cement, pigment, epoxy resin.
Photo by Nima Ashrafi.

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Intro
Needles and cloak pins are the forerunners of the brooch; they were used to hold garments together. While the progression to clasps and sew-on jewelry was made between the 16th and the 18th century, the brooch achieved its heyday as a decorative gem in the 19th. Almost 150 historical exhibits from a German private collection that spans three centuries form the basis of a spectacular interpretation of the development of pinned jewelry, under consideration of the different fashions.