Shown: Optic Topic Mask by Man Ray (American) of eighteen karat gold, 9.7 x 18.0 centimeters, 1974. GEM Montebello. Diane Venet Collection. © Man Ray 2015 Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / ADAGP, Paris 2025. Photograph by Alain Leprince.
NORTON MUSEUM OF ART presents “Artists’ Jewelry: From Cubism to Pop, the Diane Venet Collection” through October 5, 2025. Exploring the dynamic realm of artists’ jewelry reveals novel perspectives into the diverse methods artists manifest their creative expression. Navigating the challenges of mastering a new medium or scaling down to adorn the body is met with witnessing the joy of creating intensely personal objects, often destined for cherished people within the artist’s inner circle. Gathered from the collection of Diane Venet, the exhibit features more than 150 pieces of jewelry designed by some 140 of the most significant artists from the 20th and 21st centuries.
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