Tag Archive for Jewellery

NGV Event | Contemporary Twilight Series: Unexpected Pleasures – Worn out

Camilla Prasch 'MEGA 2009', red dyed snap fasteners, nylon thread, silicone discs 31.0 x 11.0 cm Collection of the artist. Photo: Dorte Krogh  © Camilla Prasch. Image via NGV website.

Contemporary Twilight Series: Unexpected Pleasures – Worn out  Offering after hours access to NGV’s Contemporary Exhibitions space, as well as a bar and lounge, this series features talks and activities by curators, artists and industry experts. In association with Mari Funaki galleries partake in this exclusive opportunity to wear and be dressed in jewellery pieces by the curator of the exhibition, Dr Susan Cohn. About the Exhibition Unexpected Pleasures looks at what we mean by jewellery from a number of different perspectives. Taking as its starting point the radical experiments…

NGV Lecture and Discussion | The language of things - Unexpected Pleasures with Deyan Sudjic, Susan Cohn, and Ab Rogers

Camilla Prasch 'MEGA 2009', red dyed snap fasteners, nylon thread, silicone discs 31.0 x 11.0 cm Collection of the artist. Photo: Dorte Krogh  © Camilla Prasch. Image via NGV website.

Lecture and Discussion: The language of things To kick start Unexpected Pleasures: The Art and Design of Contemporary Jewellery join us for this rare opportunity to view the exhibition after hours and hear Deyan Sudjic Director, Design Museum, London give a talk. This will be followed by a group discussion with Susan Cohn, Exhibition Curator and Ab Rogers, Exhibition Designer. About the Exhibition Unexpected Pleasures looks at what we mean by jewellery from a number of different perspectives.  Taking as its starting point the radical experiments of the Contemporary Jewellery Movement that challenged…