Exhibitions
Sous l'Egide de Mars
Armures des Princes d'Europe
From March 16th to June 25th 2011
Musée de l’Armée
Hôtel national des Invalides
129 Rue de Grenelle
75007 Paris
The french Army Museum, in Paris, presents for the first time, at the Invalides, an exceptional collection of the best armour in the world: the parade armour of kings and princes of Europe from the second half of the sixteenth century.
Coming from the largest European and American collections, these unique pieces are real pieces of jewelry with sophisticated decor.
These remarkable armor, ceremonial objects and even spectacular signs of ostentatious power of sponsors, have been worn by the greatest princes and rulers of Europe in the sixteenth century: the kings Francis I, Henri II, Charles IX and Henri III France, and Erik XIV of Sweden, Emperor Maximilian II, Elector John George of Saxony ...
A special exhibition to discover from March 16, 2011 at the Army Museum.
Convergence II: Adorning the Past, Present, and Pretend
From September 25 to November 28, 2010
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.
4848 Main Street
Houston
713/529-4848
Did you ever wonder what type of bracelet might have been worn by the Greek goddess, Persephone of the Underworld? Or perhaps what style of necklace Sigmund Freud might design? Visit the Artist Hall at HCCC to discover how members of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers (ISGB) have been inspired by persons of fact and fiction in this phenomenal juried exhibition. Convergence II features 55 pieces of stunning jewelry—including necklaces, brooches and collars—all made of handmade glass beads. Each piece is inspired by a person from history, real or imagined, and designed with that person in mind.
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Convergence II: Adorning the Past, Present, and Pretend
From September 25 to November 28, 2010
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.
4848 Main Street
Houston
713/529-4848
Did you ever wonder what type of bracelet might have been worn by the Greek goddess, Persephone of the Underworld? Or perhaps what style of necklace Sigmund Freud might design? Visit the Artist Hall at HCCC to discover how members of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers (ISGB) have been inspired by persons of fact and fiction in this phenomenal juried exhibition. Convergence II features 55 pieces of stunning jewelry—including necklaces, brooches and collars—all made of handmade glass beads. Each piece is inspired by a person from history, real or imagined, and designed with that person in mind.
ISGB has a mission to educate and promote the art of glass beadmaking, preserve the traditions of the art form, and encourage the continued renaissance of contemporary glass beadmaking. For more information, visit www.isgb.org.
Japan Fashion Now
From September 16, 2010, to January 8, 2011
Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
Seventh Avenue at 27 Street
New York City 10001-5992
USA
Le musée new-yorkais propose pour cette rentrée une exploration de la mode contemporaine japonaise. De la haute couture au style de la rue, en passant par la mode masculine, Japan Fashion Now célèbre la créativité du pays du soleil levant, à la pointe de l'innovation esthétique depuis les années 80.
Un panel des styles révolutionnaires de notre époque ouvre l’exposition; entre assymétrie et déconstruction, textiles innovants ou tenues d’aspect traditionel.
S'ensuit une spectaculaire mise-en-scène urbaine du Tokyo du 21ème siècle.
Tout au long de la visite, chapeaux de plumes et de velours, bottes de cuir argenté, parapluies multicolores, casques sérigraphiés et autres accessoires originaux couronnent les looks exposés.
Threads of war
From october 14 , 2010, to september 5, 2011
The Charleston Museum
360 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29403
USA
843-722-2996
www.charlestonmuseum.org
Le premier musée américain, fondé en 1773, s'intérresse cette année aux pratiques vestimentaires durant la guerre de sécession.
L'exposition Thread Of War présente une riche sélection de vêtements d’hommes, de femmes et d’enfants, mais aussi des uniformes et des accessoires d’époque, qui traduisent le style et le rythme de vie de cette période d'affrontement.
Magazines, daguérreotypes et journaux intimes témoignent du quotidien des familles et de ceux partis au front.
Un peu de terre sur la peau
From June 16th to October 16th, 2010
Fondation d'Entreprise Bernardaud
27 avenue Albert Thomas
87000 Limoges
The Fondation d’Entreprise Bernardaud in Limoges presents an exhibition on contemporary jewelry made out of ceramic.
140 compelling creations revisit ancestral forms of artistic expression as a means of casting them in new perspectives. While traditional jewelry is linked with precious metal craftwork of the applied arts, contemporary jewelry has become a field of experimentation in new arenas of art, design and artisanal creation.
Portable Treasuries
From February 16th to August 8th, 2010
Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019
USA
Collectors Daniel and Serga Nadler have assembled a unique collection of silver jewelry from around the world, including massive neck ornaments, anklets, bracelets, complex earrings, and a wide variety of brooches and fibulae. Portable Treasuries: Silver Jewelry from the Nadler Collection, on view from February 16 to August 8, 2010, showcases selections from the Nadler Collection. The exhibition will present approximately 150 works, from North Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and the hill tribes of Southeast Asia.
"We started collecting silver jewelry as a lark, and over the years this has grown into a passion," states Daniel Nadler. "For centuries the jewelry a woman wore was a display of her family's wealth and status. It also represented concrete value, since it could be pawned or sold in lean times. In many cultures, if a woman was rejected by her husband, her apparel including jewelry provided her alimony or compensation. To Serga and me, the attraction of these pieces, created by anonymous craftsmen, is the artistic merit of their works."
Designers on Jewelry: Twelve Years of Jewelry Production by Chi ha paura...?
From January 15th to March 16th, 2010
San Francisco Museum of Craft & Design
550 Sutter Street
San Francisco CA 94102
USA
Chi ha paura…? Translation: Who’s afraid of…contemporary jewelry? 12 years ago, Dutch jewelry and product designer, Gijs Bakker, began a dialogue with designers about jewelry and its place in the modern world. Moving past the conventional concept of simple decoration and an investment in gold or stones, the goal was to redefine the value of jewelry by the fineness of the idea, not the materials. This exhibit presents the conversation that has followed with over 50 artists from New Zealand, Asia and across Europe. They have translated concepts, such as “Sense of Wonder” in a golden computer key, “What’s Luxury?” in a chain of gold nuggets and “Rituals” in a porcelain wishbone necklace, to name a few. With over 80 thought-provoking pieces on display, each designed to ask what jewelry is in the new millennium, the resulting thought waves will ripple through the design world and add valuable ideas to our everyday lives.
Fashion accessories between two wars
From May 20th, 2009 to November 15th, 2009
Mémorial du Maréchal Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris
Musée Jean Moulin
Jardin Atlantique
23, allée de la 2ème DB
75015 Paris
France
www.ml-leclerc-moulin.paris.fr
Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones
From February 24th, 2009 to May 15th, 2009
The Victoria & Albert Museum
South Kensington
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
UK
The exhibition will be accompanied by a book: Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones by Stephen Jones and Oriole Cullen with a foreword by John Galliano.
www.vam.ac.uk
