Jewellery and Identity - Sydney - Until 20-9-2015

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Jewellery and Identity - Sydney - Until 20-9-2015

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Powerhouse Museum
500 Harris Street
Ultimo, Sydney

A Fine Possession: Jewellery and Identity

Until 20th September 2015

The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences presents its most ambitious jewellery exhibition ever staged. Spanning millennia of jewellery history across continents and cultures, A fine possession: Jewellery and identity, runs at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney until 20th September 2015.

Jewellery can express our desires, fears and hopes. With over 700 pieces spanning time, place and culture, A fine possession tells the stories of jewellery designed, made and worn in Australia and across the globe. Among the precious pieces worn by high- profile Australians that will feature in the exhibition are a star-studded ring from fashion designer Catherine Martin, a sparkling neckpiece worn by Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge, and a stunning diamond brooch worn by Cate Blanchett to the Oscars. This striking exhibition reveals the intimate details behind these dazzling objects and many more, asking us why the appeal of jewellery remains timeless and universal.

Other highlight objects range from ancient Egyptian amulets and heart scarabs through unique pieces of Victorian mourning jewellery; an ornate Napoleon Bonaparte ring carved in onyx by Italy’s Antonio Santorelli around 1800; the beautiful and bizarre Lady Granville parure made from exotic iridescent beetles; and contemporary conceptual works including a rainbow-coloured bracelet by acclaimed Glasgow designer Peter Chang and a ‘Tiara’ made of aluminium sardine tins by Venice Biennale 2015 artist Fiona Hall.

A fine possession showcases jewels of desire made from a variety of traditional and avant-garde materials, while addressing the key theme of ‘our place in time’ through a remarkable selection of jewellery collected in Australia. The exhibition also aims to celebrate some of the diversity of Asian, African and Oceanic adornment, as well as the innovation and creativity of contemporary studio jewellers.

“This stunning exhibition brings together objects from the Museum’s own rich collection that have rarely or never been seen, alongside prized possessions from a range of private and public collections from Australia and overseas,” said Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Director, Rose Hiscock.

These include pieces borrowed from the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Galleries of NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), and the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA); as well as community galleries, private collectors such as Anne Schofield Antiques in Woollahra, jewellers, critics and academics.

A fine possession Curator Eva Czernis-Ryl says the exhibition will appeal to anyone with “an interest in creative jewellery from different periods and cultures, and in objects of intimate beauty that enchant, surprise and stimulate the imagination”.

Admission: General admission: $15

Opening hours: 10.00am to 5.00pm

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Re: Jewellery and Identity - Sydney - Until 20-9-2015

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The exhibition, A Fine Possession: Jewellery and Identity, has been extended to the 22nd May 2016.

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