#DesignMiami: Louisa Guinness Gallery
Louisa Guinness Gallery, London will be in Miami for the first time at Design Miami 2013 , with a dazzling selection of jewelry made by top contemporary artists. The gallery, based at Booth G21, will show work by internationally renowned artists such as Frank Stella, Sophia Vari, Anish Kapoor, Mariko Mori and Claude Lalanne as well as debuting an exciting new project by Ross Lovegrove.
Louisa Guinness specializes in artist-made jewelry. She says:
“I’m delighted to be bringing my passion for artist-made jewelry to Miami. Collectors will be fascinated to see work by artists which can be worn as statement pieces or enjoyed as miniature sculptures at home.” She adds: “We are the first gallery to deal exclusively in artist-made jewelry We don’t work with jewelers only artists whose primary medium is either painting or sculpture. Jewelry provides a new form of expression for artists, challenging them to adapt their artistic language to the demands of scale and function.”
For Design Miami she has commissioned artists to create new work made from non-precious materials. Guinness says:
“We have invited artists to make jewelry using common-place rather than precious stones including marble, alabaster or even pebbles. We want the jewelry to be judged for its artistic merit and not its material content.”
This new collection will be shown alongside the gallery’s debut collaboration with Ross Lovegrove and recent projects with Mariko Mori and Conrad Shawcross. They will also be bringing a number of 20th century pieces by modern masters such as Alexander Calder and Fontana.
Louise Guinness Gallery’s attendance at Design Miami 2013 promises to provide a fascinating focus for collectors and enthusiasts who will have the opportunity to see these pieces in Miami for the first time.
Image above: Sophia Vari/ Salmonée pendant/ black Belgian marble, Carrara marble, lapis lazuli courtesy of Camron PR.
