Unique by Design

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Contemporary Jewelry in the Donna Schneier Collection

Suzanne Ramljak

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Studio jewelry dissolves the modern distinction between decorative and fine arts. The 60 pieces in this lively volume, collected by Donna Schneier and donated to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, were created primarily from the early 1960s to the present day and show a fluid engagement with various traditions in jewelry-making—from old masterworks to contemporary pieces—as well as various 20th-century art movements such as Conceptual art, Arte Povera, and Surrealism. 
 
Unique by Design draws attention to these dazzling small works of art, most of which have never before been published. Although these pieces incorporate a variety of materials, ranging from the precious to the ordinary, they share some common traits that reflect the collector’s tastes: wit, elegance, fantasy, imagination, social observation, and technical virtuosity. Above all, these works were made to be worn and to create a dynamic engagement with a body.

 




Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press


Exhibition Schedule:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(05/13/14–08/31/14)

Suzanne Ramljak is an art historian, writer, curator, and the editor of Metalsmith magazine.

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(05/13/14–08/31/14)

ISBN: 9780300208764
Publication Date: July 15, 2014
Publishing Partner: Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
136 pages, 9 1/2 x 9
101 color illus.