(PRESS RELEASE) On November 18, The Museum of Arts and Design will host a symposium celebrating groundbreaking studio jewelry artists and scholars who have expanded our understanding of the contemporary art jewelry field.
The event is hosted in honor of the Museum of Arts and Design’s permanent collection exhibition 45 Stories in Jewelry: 1947 to Now and the release of the accompanying book, Jewelry Stories, this event highlights featured artists and recent publications of their work, including Caroline Broadhead, Kim Buck, LaMar Gayles, Jr., Toni Greenbaum, Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, and MAD associate curator Barbara Paris Gifford.
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Schedule:
- 1:30 pm Introduction
Barbara Paris Gifford (US), associate curator, Museum of Arts and Design - 1:50–2:30 pm Symphonies in Black: Jewelry by Art Smith and Winifred Mason
A discussion of the catalog, Divine Legacies in Black Jewelry, with a special focus on the artists Winifred Mason, Art Smith, and Pericles.
LaMar Gayles, Jr. (US), curator and author, Divine Legacies in Black Jewelry
Toni Greenbaum (US), author, Messengers of Modernism and Sam Kramer: Jeweler on the Edge - 2:40–3:20 pm The Real Thing: Kim Buck
A talk between artists about Kim Buck’s monograph, The Real Thing, as well as of both artists’ work in 45 Stories in Jewelry
Kim Buck (DK), jewelry artist
Myra Mimlitsch-Gray (US), artist, silversmith, and professor - 3:30–4:10 pm Caroline Broadhead
An interview with Caroline Broadhead on the subject of her monograph, Caroline Broadhead. Her work in 45 Stories in Jewelry will also be discussed.
Caroline Broadhead (GB), jewelry artist
Barbara Paris Gifford (US), associate curator, Museum of Arts and Design - 4:10 pm Closing remarks: arnoldsche Art Publishers
A glance at the world of art publishing and a summarization of the day as discussed between two experts in the art jewelry field.
Dirk Allgaier (DE), managing director, arnoldsche Art Publishers
Helen Drutt (US), former gallerist, curatorial consultant, and writer