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A New Art. Metamorphoses of Jewelry, 1880-1914

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How familiar are you with Art Nouveau?
This talk takes a closer look at the unprecedented exhibition organized by L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts in Paris featuring the movement’s radical aesthetic evolution.

This online conversation will be broadcast from L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts in Paris.

A New Art. Metamorphoses of Jewelry, 1880-1914

How familiar are you with Art Nouveau? A movement as short-lived as it was influential, Art Nouveau left its mark on the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The singular creations it inspired were the fruit of a passionate dialogue between the worlds of art, science, and nature. This talk takes a closer look at the unprecedented exhibition organized by L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts in Paris featuring the movement’s radical aesthetic evolution.

The turn of the century was a time of extraordinary creative impetus fueled by the spread of scientific knowledge. Breakthroughs in botany nourished a fascination for living things that artists confronted with the ancient theme of metamorphoses in works such as the winged female figures of René Lalique (1860-1945) and the marine life depictions of Maurice Pillard Verneuil (1869-1942).

Fantastical creatures and realms often tinged with symbolism abounded, inspired by fanciful bestiaries and real or imagined elements of nature. Hybrid, occasionally even monstruous creatures called for a new range of materials including baroque pearls, horn, and enamel. 

These novel interpretations of nature also brought poetry to the world, as this talk will reveal in a selection of remarkable works from the hundred pieces on loan from highly prestigious institutions, among them the Musée Lalique in Wingen-sur-Moder, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and the Schmuckmuseum in Pforzheim, Germany, as well as from the exceptional private collection of Albion Art. 

Join us on June 7 and 8 for a captivating preview of the exhibition.

With Inezita Gay-Eckel, Jewelry Historian and Lecturer at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts & Paul Paradis, Art Historian and Lecturer at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts. 

Session for audience in Europe:
Wednesday June 7th at 7:00 pm (Paris time)
in French

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Session for audience in Asia Pacific (7:00 pm, Hong Kong time):
Thursday, June 8th at 1:00 pm (Paris time)
in English, with simultaneous interpretation available in Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese

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Session for audience in the USA (1:00 pm, New York time):
Thursday, June 8th at 7:00 pm (Paris time)
in English 

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Photo: René Lalique, Brooch-pendant “Pansy”, Gold, enamel, diamonds, Circa 1899-1900. Photo: Tsuneharu Doi © Albion Art Institute

Our Online Talks

Developed by the teams at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts to offer a new look at the world of jewelry, these online talks bring together two experts for a 45-50 minute conversation that is followed by a Q&A session during which you may submit your questions by instant messaging.

Should you wish to learn more, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts will send you a detailed bibliography following the event.

These talks are held in French and English and simultaneously interpreted in Cantonese, Mandarin, and Japanese. You will also find them available for viewing on YouTube at your leisure once the event has come to a close.

Participating in these conversations hosted by L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts allows you to join a community of curious enthusiasts eager to discover and learn.

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New Exhibition in Paris "A New Art. Metamorphoses of Jewelry, 1880-1914"

From June 2nd to September 30th, 2023, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts will be staging a new exhibition illustrating the unique place occupied by jewelry at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, through a selection of almost 100 pieces from museum, patrimonial and private collections.

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