Crown Jewels as a Metaphor during New York Jewelry Week 2026
Exhibition
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17 Nov 2026
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22 Nov 2026
Published: 06.11.2026
On the Fringe NYC
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Brooch: The Lost, Grand Master's Diamond Star, 2026
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We know that jewelry has never been mere decoration: across civilizations, adornments have signified authority, wealth, and power, transforming the human body into a stage where jewels are not only the catalysts for questions, but also something that goes beyond the mere glare of precious stones and metal.
Artist list
Efharis Alepedis, Miki Asai, Sofia Björkman, Liv Blavarp, Antje Braeuer, Monica Cecchi, Choonsun Moon, Soohyun Chou, Michele Cottler Fox, Erinn M. Cox, Annette Dam, Anna Davern, Eva Fernandez Martos, Elin Flognman, Kira Fritsch, Yuri Jin, Yonghak Jo, Sooyeon Kim, Youngjoo Lee, Helena Lehtinen, Jewoon Lim, Reka Lorincz, Tamara Marbl Joka, Mengjie Mo, Jieun Park, Kirsten Plank, Masoumeh Rezaeilouyeh, Loukia Richards, Helena Sandström, Biba Schutz, Ryan Seng, Amir Sheikhvand, Healim Shin, Yuxin Song, Rho Tang, Ketli Tiitsar, Lingjie Wang, Arek Wolski, Shinishiro Yamasaki, Felieke van der Leest, Jeanine van der Linde
Focusing on the subject of Crown Jewels as a Metaphor today, this exhibition wants to highlight how they might exist today. How might these ideas be interpreted and declined within the field of contemporary jewelry? What symbols can replace traditional crown jewels in our modern world? Do modern iterations still reflect technology and global networks, and how can contemporary jewelry artists make power visible to question, redistribute, or dismantle it?
Moving beyond luxury into critical inquiry, contemporary jewelry provides common and alternative materials to doubt modern authority, questioning where true value and institutional power actually lie. The body remains a key stage for this subject: through the reinvention of adornments, contemporary artists make invisible structures and thoughts visible, using the politicized body to confront and overturn norms and cultural paradigms surrounding gender, class, politics, and race.
By replacing traditional crowns with contemporary “icons of power”, contemporary crown jewels speak directly to today’s audiences, honoring the vital power of art while exposing their different medium and meaning. More than objects, “contemporary crown jewels” act as vital tools to question, redistribute, and dismantle power.
/Nichka Marobin
Visiting hours:
Tuesday, Nov 17: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Wednesday, Nov 18: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Thursday, Nov 19: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm (5:00 pm – 7:00 pm with artists).
Friday, Nov 20: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Saturday, Nov 21: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Sunday, Nov 22: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm.
Moving beyond luxury into critical inquiry, contemporary jewelry provides common and alternative materials to doubt modern authority, questioning where true value and institutional power actually lie. The body remains a key stage for this subject: through the reinvention of adornments, contemporary artists make invisible structures and thoughts visible, using the politicized body to confront and overturn norms and cultural paradigms surrounding gender, class, politics, and race.
By replacing traditional crowns with contemporary “icons of power”, contemporary crown jewels speak directly to today’s audiences, honoring the vital power of art while exposing their different medium and meaning. More than objects, “contemporary crown jewels” act as vital tools to question, redistribute, and dismantle power.
/Nichka Marobin
Visiting hours:
Tuesday, Nov 17: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Wednesday, Nov 18: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Thursday, Nov 19: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm (5:00 pm – 7:00 pm with artists).
Friday, Nov 20: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Saturday, Nov 21: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Sunday, Nov 22: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm.
On the Fringe NYC
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- charoncharonkransenarts.com
- Curator:
- Charon Kransen
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