Archive for March, 2012

Museum Hopping: RAM to Newark

on Mar 16 2012 | Filed under: Exhibitons and Shows

Ford/Forlano, Full Pillow Necklace #11, Side A 2009,  polymer, sterling silver   15 x 13 x 3/4″ Ford/Forlano’s Full Pillow Necklace # 11 (2009) has been in big demand.   After being on loan to the Racine Art Museum for the Terra Nova exhibition, it just landed a permanent home at the Newark Museum, in Newark, [...]

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Hanging Around: Necklaces

on Mar 05 2012 | Filed under: Exhibitons and Shows

Tory Hughes, Armillary,1992 polymer, steel, glass, brass, silver, mustard seeds 13″h x 15″w x 1/5″ d There are few better ways to frame a face than with a distinctive necklace.   Beyond being decorative, the necklace itself often provides clues about power, status, or some symbolic meaning relevant to the wearer.   The Museum of Art and [...]

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