Sometimes, I forget that I'm a girl, and then...
(ice cream cone brooches, 1986)
"Jewelry is not only about carats and diamonds," said [jewelry historian and curator of the Bulgari vintage collection Amanda] Triossi, "it's also about design - a work of art in its own right, which is why it should be featured in a museum."
The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, 1950-1990.
Show opens Saturday and runs through Feb. 17, 2014. M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, S.F.
(ice cream cone brooches, 1986)
"Jewelry is not only about carats and diamonds," said [jewelry historian and curator of the Bulgari vintage collection Amanda] Triossi, "it's also about design - a work of art in its own right, which is why it should be featured in a museum."
The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, 1950-1990.
Show opens Saturday and runs through Feb. 17, 2014. M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, S.F.
Labels: 80s, art, design, desire, fashion, Italians, SF Chronicle, vintage
posted by Ammie at 12:30 AM
3 Comments:
Not a jewelry kind of gal, but I do love food.
Not a jewelry kind of gal, but I do love food.
It's a weird balance between aesthetics and politics wherein half of me is, "omg those are beautiful I am so glad they exist and the other half being like these continue to prop up a system that is inherently unbalanced (in favor of the wealthy)." But I enjoy the tension between the two and love fashion nonetheless, so let's go!
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