»Magazine 01/2013: Afterthoughts on a jewellery spectacle

Editor's introduction by André Gali

Theatricality and Art Jewellery

All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts

Contextualising jewellery

Art historian, writer and curator Liesbeth den Besten has recently curated the exhibition Below Sea Level - Jewellery from the Netherlands at Galleri Format Oslo (on show until 17 March). NorwegianCrafts.no talked with den Besten about the role of curating and writing about contemporary art jewellery.

Quo Vadis, Nordic Art Jewellery?

In January of 2013, Oslo hosted an international seminar on art jewellery. Along with the event, Norway’s capital gained the nickname The Coolest Corner. The two-day seminar allowed for a certain amount of self-celebration, of course, but from the podium there also came a series of claims that roused more than the normal share of controversies, problems and conflicts.

The Uniqueness of the Masses

Nanna Melland is known for making jewellery with unorthodox materials. Her work Swarm, on show at Oslo’s Deichmanske Public Library from 17 January - 1 March 2013, entered the public sphere and functioned as an installation.

»What's on:

  • 11.09 – 15.09

    REVELATIONS - Fine Craft and Creation Fair

    With REVELATIONS Atelier d´Art de France aim to create a significant event showing the best of French and international crafts.

  • 26.04 – 26.05

    Katrine Køster Holst: The Phantom Image of an Owl

    The exhibition is a further development of the recently-concluded solo exhibition at Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter in Lofoten.

  • 28.05 – 28.07

    Paradigm

    Paradigm is an exhibition curated by Lars Sture, and consists of works by 18 Norwegian artists working in glass, ceramics and metals.