Unwearable. Still a Jewel? Spotlight Artworks by Klimt02
Published: 02.06.2024
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Ted: Do you remember the bag I made with golden rings in it? That was at the Schmuck in 2011. They intended to give me the first price. But suddenly, a member of the jury opposed to it and said: THIS IS NOT JEWELLERY BECAUSE YOU CANNOT WEAR IT.
Ana: The question is wearability. It is returning as a main subject of contemporary jewellery.
Ted: That is not a criterion to me. It should be about jewellery. But to be functional or not, it is not a matter to me. I think that everything that has a relation with the body, physically or mentally, is jewellery. It is not only earrings, brooches or bracelet.
Words from Ted Noten and Ana Campos extracted from Ted Noten interview.
In this article, we present a selection of pieces that question the concept of wearability and, indeed, of jewellery.
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Can You Afford Not to Get Business Guidance as an Artist?
13Apr2025 -
New Museum Director Friederike Zobel at Pforzheim's Jewellery Museum and Technical Museum
01Apr2025 -
Jewellery Atlas: Tracing Paths Through Munich Schmuck Fair 2025
31Mar2025 -
Sentinels From the Depths. Maria Rosa Franzin and Gigi Mariani on the occasion of the exhibition Interaktion- Interazion...
21Mar2025 -
A look at men's jewellery at GemGenève
20Mar2025 -
Lluis Comín, Advisor and Jewellery Designer at El Secreto del Orfebre
20Mar2025 -
A New Chapter for Pforzheim’s Jewellery Museum: Director Cornelie Holzach Retires in April
17Mar2025 -
The Art of Self-Promotion: Building Identity and Crafting a Legacy
13Mar2025 -
The Role of the Art Gallery: Balancing Artist Valorisation and Economic Challenges
11Mar2025 -
What I think of when I think of jewellery. Curatorial statement of Dr. Jurgita Ludavičiené, Curator SCHMUCK 2025
27Feb2025 -
VONMO 2024 Seeding: A Time Capsule of Contemporary Jewelry
27Feb2025 -
30 Selected Artists at LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2025
20Feb2025 -
33rd International Jewellery Competition WOW Effect! Selected Artists List
19Feb2025 -
And & Both: Is It Jewelry or Sculpture?
18Feb2025 -
Reflexive and Formalist Approaches in Contemporary Jewellery: Negotiating Autonomy Through Aesthetic and Conceptual Inno...
16Feb2025