Niki de Saint Phalle's pop art from the late '60s are everywhere lately - on display and at auction. Her cartoon-like snakes and plump, joyful women became one of the era's most resonant feminist messages: a battle cry for women's liberation. Her cartoon snakes and joyful, leaping women were translated into all media, including jewelry by Gem Montebello. An enticing collection is on display in London now.
Boston is shining the spotlight this summer on a pioneer of American studio jewelry: Margret Craver. If you’re a collector...
The fan represents a tradition that dates to ancient civilization, certainly in Asia. By the 19th century, fans were multifunctional...
A glorious retrospective of Cartier jewels opened Sunday at the Denver Art Museum, with 250 rare jewels produced between 1900...
In case you were wondering, the Picasso in From Picasso to Koons, the Artist as Jeweler, is Pablo, not his...
Margaret De Patta pioneered so many aspects of studio art jewelry we see now that many pieces she designed before...
Joel Arthur Rosenthal designed a special collection of jewelry and watches to sell exclusively at the Metropolitan Museum with the...
With the ongoing pandemic, many jewelry events have postponed or moved online. Here's a listing of important upcoming events currently scheduled, to be updated.
Much of what we know about Ancient Egyptians comes from the jewels they left behind. Women played an important role...
Who needs fertility treatments when you can wear jewelry instead – particularly, jewelry like this? Among the earliest treasures on...
Yes, King Midas of the "golden touch" lived and ruled in ancient Turkey. Seems he had quite a sendoff. It didn't involve much gold, but lots of wine and lots of amazing fibulae. Plenty of gold jewels on display as well at the Midas exhibit opening in Philadelphia. Here's a sneak preview!
Crowds will pile into the Museum of Modern Art this weekend to see Yoko Ono’s art. Saturday night they will applaud...
Yesterday, I was among the salivating media who swarmed the press preview of Jewels by JAR, the exhibition opening tomorrow at...
Inspired by a Victorian bicycle brooch in an exhibit opening next month: a look back at the revolution in women's fashion brought about by the bicycle craze of the 1890s.
Among the rash of artist/goldsmith collaborations that came out in the sixties and seventies, Man Ray’s jewelry truly stands out....














