MJW 2017 important destinations

The Danner Rotunda, Die Neue Sammlung, Munich

As almost every year since 1959 (there has been one exception in 1986 when the subsidy got discontinued) the exhibition known as Schmuck takes place in Munich. The event has been so much talked about that it seems impossible to say something new about its appearance. But exhibitions in Munich happen every year and it gives us new material to discuss. As the title of this article I have chosen the expression important destinations. That might sound a bit ambitious but let’s say that these are important destinations for me and it makes it all sound right again.

Galerie Wittenbrink, Quidam, Otto Künzli

I want to make it clear that there are several separate events relating to jewellery taking place in Munich in early spring and all together they can be called Munich Jewellery Week (MJW). This is a term that Current Obsession magazine came up with in 2015.

HD-treasure, Kellie Riggs (editor of Current Obsession Magazine, MJW co-coordinator), hand-engraved pin

Before it would be called – “events relating to jewellery during the special show Schmuck at Internationale Handwerksmesse Munich (IHM)” and that is the way some institutions still refer to the event. That is because Schmuck exhibition is the key event of MJW. It is not allowed to make photos in the Schmuck exhibition, because a catalogue is for sale, so I don’t have photos from the IHM. There are several other important components that build the whole. Within IHM you can find Talente – the young designer (or as they are called in the IHM brochure – craft professionals) competition that awards in several categories jewellery being one of them , Exampla – presenting craftsmanship and Meister Der Moderne – presenting modern works in the field of arts and crafts and the applied arts.

There were several galleries presented in IHM this year. Galerie Spektrum, ATTA Gallery, Galerie Rosemarie Jäger, Galerie Marzee, Galerie Ra and Platina. It is always nice to step by the Chrome Yellow Books booth and this time with benefits – two of the Art Jewellery Forum (AJF) books – Shows and Tales—On Jewelry Exhibition-Making and On and Off: Jewelry in the Wider Cultural Field. Both books are looking good. The first one seemed far more interesting than the second. This is of course just my opinion.

Galerie Spektrum, Die Münchner Zeit II

At the same time there is plenty to see in Maxvorstadt, a district in central Munich. One of the main attractions since 2004 is The Danner Rotunda – permanent contemporary jewellery exposition at Die Neue Sammlung and a special display of an outstanding jewellery artist’s work like Tone Vigeland this year.

Die Nueue Sammlung – The Design Museum, Tone Vigeland, JEWELLERY – OBJECT – SCULPTURE exhibition opening

Tone Vigeland, JEWELLERY – OBJECT – SCULPTURE exhibition

Die Nueue Sammlung – The Design Museum, Tone Vigeland, JEWELLERY – OBJECT – SCULPTURE exhibition opening

The exhibition openings at Die Neue Sammlung bring together a significant number of visitors. To meet with fellow jewellery artists, collectors and other enthusiasts becomes as easy as it is to lose oneself in the crowd. It is also a place for Mobile Exhibitions as noMADs, Master students from the PXL-MAD School of Arts, Hasselt (Moana Andreani, Kristy Bujanic, Lara Ceuterick, Pia David).

noMADs, Master students from the PXL-MAD School of Arts

Across the street from Die Neue Sammlung there is Galerie Wittenbrink, hosting Otto Künzli this year. The gallery provides a neat exposition with welcoming staff and excellent choice of artists.

Galerie Wittenbrink, Quidam, Otto Künzli

Galerie Biró on Zieblandstraße and Galerie Biró Junior on Luisenstraße were pleasant to attend this year as well as the previous years.

Galerie Biró Junior zu Gast in der Galerie Royal, Karma, Coco Sung

Galerie Biró Junior zu Gast in der Galerie Royal, Karma, Coco Sung in the center

Galerie Biro, Peter Bauhuis

Galerie Biro, Peter Bauhuis, Olga Zobel in the center

Galerie Biro, Peter Bauhuis

Jewellers’Werk Galerie, MIXED GREENS, Bettina Dittlmann

84 GHz, Merging, Sara Gackowska and Federica Sala

84 GHz, Merging, Sara Gackowska

84 GHz, Merging, Sara Gackowska and Federica Sala

84 GHz, Merging, Federica Sala

Kunstpavillon is a very welcoming art space and this year they offered the exhibition tog_ther ! Fill in: e or a starring Peter Bauhuis, Emese Benczúr, David Bielander, Florian Buddeberg, Shirin Damerji, Anna Eichlinger, Susanne Elstner, Sławomir Fijałkowski, Christiane Förster, Réka Lörincz, Daniel Michel, Anna Moll, Pavol Prekop, Nicola Scholz, Kristýna Španihelová, Gisbert Stach, Rose Stach, Norman Weber, Arek Wolski, Christoph Zellweger.

Kunstpavillon, tog_ther ! Fill in: e or a

Kunstpavillon, tog_ther ! Fill in: e or a, Réka Lörincz

Kunstpavillon, tog_ther ! Fill in: e or a, Liesbeth den Besten (art historian) in the center

Galerie Handwerk presented a wide range of iconic contemporary jewellery in the exhibition Tribute to Manfred Bischoff were in addition to Bischoff’s work were the pieces by artists like Bernhard Schobinger, Robert Smit, Hermann Jünger, Kadri Mälk…

Galerie Handwerk, Tribute to Manfred Bischoff

Galerie Handwerk, Tribute to Manfred Bischoff

MJW 2017 discoverers jewellery artists Jelizaveta Suska and Laura Selecka

Galerie Handwerk, Tribute to Manfred Bischoff

A cross the river Isar in the North of Au-Haidhausen as excellent museum as Villa Stuck is located offering the MJW2017 visitors to see the jewellery artists Private Confessions in an exhibition with drawing and jewellery from artists such as Anton Cepka, Manfred Bischoff, Bruno Martinazzi, Giampaolo Babetto, Claus Bury, Peter Chang, Thomas Gentille, Hermann Jünger, Daniel Kruger, Otto Künzli, Manfred Nisslmüller, Ruudt Peters and Hubertus of Skal among others.

Museum Villa Stuck, Private Confessions, Anton Cepka

Museum Villa Stuck, Private Confessions

AkademieGalerie is always hard to find unless you know you’re supposed to look underground in the U-Bahn station Universität. The gallery space is ascetic and this year it presented the works of Joohee Han, Shachar Cohen and Samira Goetz within the exhibition Vagabond Heaven.

AkademieGalerie, Vagabond Heaven, Joohee Han

AkademieGalerie, Vagabond Heaven

There were a lot of other exhibitions worth visiting such as Time Perception VOL.3 by Hatara Project hosting artists Anke Huyben, Annea Lounatvuori, Christine Jalio, Elin Flognman, Ginta Zabarovska, Helmi Lindblom, Jelizaveta Suska, Marine Dominiczak, Melina Lindroos, Sara Malm, Susanna Yläranta, Wiebke Pandikow, Yasuyo Hida at Artspace LOVAAS; Ephemeral Paraphernalia at Atelier Von Gierke-Berr; work of Akiko Kurihara at Micheko Galerie; One of us cannot be wrong at Atelier Sunkler; Project Ojalá at Café Clara; Perseverance at Goldvogerl showing Babette Von Dohnanyi’s work; Duality of Presence at super+ CENTERCOURT Gallery;Gold Rush at Projektraum Kunstbüro reillplast and 7 Coordenadas among others.

HD-treasure, Patricia Domingues

HD-treasure, Jiro Kamata

HD-treasure, Adam Grinovich

Goldvogerl, Perseverance, Babette Von Dohnanyi wearing her brooch

Goldvogerl, Perseverance, Babette Von Dohnanyi

Projektraum Kunstbüro reillplast, Gold Rush, Beatrice Brovia, Nicolas Cheng

Micheko Galerie, The cat did it, Akiko Kurihara

7 Coordenadas, Joyas Sensacionales, Fátima Tocornal

super+ CENTERCOURT Gallery, Duality of Presence

super+ CENTERCOURT Gallery, Duality of Presence

super+ CENTERCOURT Gallery, Duality of Presence, Sharon Massey

super+ CENTERCOURT Gallery, Duality of Presence, Kaiya Rainbolt

Atelier Sunkler, One of us cannot be wrong

Atelier Sunkler, One of us cannot be wrong, Babette Boucher

Café Clara, Project Ojalá, Alejandra Koreck

Atelier Von Gierke-Berr, Ephemeral Paraphernalia

Atelier Von Gierke-Berr, Ephemeral Paraphernalia, Arnaud Sprimont showing his work to Jelizaveta Suska and Laura Selecka

Lovaas Artspace, Hatara Project, Time Perception Vol.3, from the opening night – Jelizaveta Suska, Ginta Grube (Zabarovska), Wiebke Pandikow, Christine Jalio and Marine Dominiczak

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