Constellations - Sarah Schleuning

A Lavish Exploration Of How Contemporary Jewelry Pushes The Boundary Between Ornament And Art This Thematic Exploration Of More Than 950 Works From The Contemporary Jewelry Collection At The Dallas Museum Of Art Spans Nearly A Century Up Until The Present And Includes Work By Some Of The Fields Most Innovative And Genre-defying Makers. These Masterpiecesfrom Artists In Italy To Japan, Zealand To The United Statesassert The Centrality Of Ideas Beyond Aspects Of Materiality And Function. Through Stunning Photography And Essays Focusing Zones Of The Body, Geometries As Archetypes Of Form, Identity As Projection Or Protection, Notions Of Movement And Play, And The History Of The Museums Seminal Collection, The Author Illuminates Ways Of Understanding And Appreciating Contemporary Jewelry.