Kiff Slemmons: Mexican Paper Jewelry
Projet Space
November 17 - December 10,
Her materials, often referred to as "found," are above all ideas--ideas proposed, examined, and considered through evolving bodies of work rather than individual pieces intended as ends in themselves. Slemmons works in series, producing collections of closely related pieces that will open a dialogue rather than close an aesthetic gap for the viewer/wearer.
By making jewelry, he tries to address key historical and contemporary issues pertaining to both art in general and jewelry in particular. In some cases, doing this by examining the difference between the authentic and the synthetic and between copying and appropriation. Questions surrounding the language of materials are not new, but they are also not resolved, and as such, they remain provocative. Equally vexing are the troublesome conventions of representation and abstraction and the use of scale as a measure of value in contemporary art, a problem for jewelers that I sometimes refer to by using rulers.
Kiff Slemmons designs paper jewelry, which is fabricated by crafts people in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Curated by Kate Bonansinga
Galle
We are pleased to present this latest iteration of the show with all proceeds from sales to benefit Amigos del IAGO (Friends of the Institute of Graphic Arts), founded by artist Francisco Toledo to develop cultural and educational projects in the state of Oaxaca. “IAGO is one of many institutions that Toledo created,” says Slemmons. “It serves a wide community of researchers, artists, and visitors from around the world, now housing 70, books, magazines and catalogues. It is an important resource, as are libraries everywhere. His loss is still deeply felt, three years since his passing. However, his efforts toward social justice, recognition of the rich cultural heritage of Oaxaca and Mexico, and connection to international communities of contemporary artists continues as Amigos del IAGO under the directorship of his daughter, Sara Lopez Ellitsgaard…I have observed directly some of the projects and know that our contribution will be put to good use—to immediate use.”
After years experience working as an artist, I realize in preparing this talk that I can now be an anthropologist—a cultural and material anthropologist of my world of work. I have the opportunity to examine it, analyze it, and give it some sense that might not have been apparent at the time of making. I often think there are two selves to me, as I’m sure many people do, particularly artists. One self always seems to be directing the other from a distance, or more accurately, from a depth of awareness the other self’s intentions don’t yet know. This is now quite clear when I look at how working in Mexico with handmade paper came about after many years of working with metal as an artist making jewelry.
On a brief trip to Mexico in , I saw the collection of jewelry from Tomb 7 found at Monte Alban, an ancient Zapotec site near the present city of Oaxaca. This collection of jewelry was diverse and layered and highly symbolic. It was both representational and abstract. Made from all kinds of material in addition to the more expected gold and silver, including shell, coral, amber, pearl, turquoise, jade, obsidian, and bone. Evidence of a culture. Not
On and Off: Jewelry in the Wider Cultural Field
essay contributions:
Kiff Slemmons: Living on indian land
and
Kerianne quick’s fob
Art Jewelry Forum,
Editor: Ben Lignel
On and Off is a collection of 30 short essays on jewelry in the wider cultural realm, reflecting the editorial mission of AJF, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the creation, study, and appreciation of art jewelry. Reporting on contemporary practice, AJF’s latest publication examines jewelry’s provocative place in human affairs.
Contemporary jewelry is defined by its range of cultural references and willingness to tackle contentious issues. On and Off depicts this conversation between incorporated social norms and creative agendas, exploring those phenomena that inform and complicate jewelry’s history—sex, domination, self-identification, territory, and death.
About half of the essays focus on individual works, while the other half engage with jewelry’s agency in the social, political, and private spheres. The collection as a whole invites some of the meatier subjects of human affairs to the jewelry table: cultural appropriation, social engineering, political p
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We are pleased to present this latest iteration of the show with all proceeds from sales to benefit Amigos del IAGO (Friends of the Institute of Graphic Arts), founded by artist Francisco Toledo to develop cultural and educational projects in the state of Oaxaca. “IAGO is one of many institutions that Toledo created,” says Slemmons. “It serves a wide community of researchers, artists, and visitors from around the world, now housing 70, books, magazines and catalogues. It is an important resource, as are libraries everywhere. His loss is still deeply felt, three years since his passing. However, his efforts toward social justice, recognition of the rich cultural heritage of Oaxaca and Mexico, and connection to international communities of contemporary artists continues as Amigos del IAGO under the directorship of his daughter, Sara Lopez Ellitsgaard…I have observed directly some of the projects and know that our contribution will be put to good use—to immediate use.”
After years experience working as an artist, I realize in preparing this talk that I can now be an anthropologist—a cultural and material anthropologist of my world of work. I have the opportunity to examine it, analyze it, and give it some sense that might not have been apparent at the time of making. I often think there are two selves to me, as I’m sure many people do, particularly artists. One self always seems to be directing the other from a distance, or more accurately, from a depth of awareness the other self’s intentions don’t yet know. This is now quite clear when I look at how working in Mexico with handmade paper came about after many years of working with metal as an artist making jewelry.
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Kiff Slemmons: Living on indian land
and
Kerianne quick’s fob
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Editor: Ben Lignel
On and Off is a collection of 30 short essays on jewelry in the wider cultural realm, reflecting the editorial mission of AJF, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the creation, study, and appreciation of art jewelry. Reporting on contemporary practice, AJF’s latest publication examines jewelry’s provocative place in human affairs.
Contemporary jewelry is defined by its range of cultural references and willingness to tackle contentious issues. On and Off depicts this conversation between incorporated social norms and creative agendas, exploring those phenomena that inform and complicate jewelry’s history—sex, domination, self-identification, territory, and death.
About half of the essays focus on individual works, while the other half engage with jewelry’s agency in the social, political, and private spheres. The collection as a whole invites some of the meatier subjects of human affairs to the jewelry table: cultural appropriation, social engineering, political p
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