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The Munich Jewelry Week 2023 is about to start with more than one hundred exhibitions and parallel events (lectures, fair, etc…) all across the city. With all these events, it will bon be easy to make the right choices, especially if you have a short stay in the Bavarian capital. Official program in hands, not obvious to guess the best exhibitions to see. Here below our selection, a must be seen, from confirmed artists to brand new talents. Enjoy !

 

MISSING MEMORIES @ SCHMUCK 2023

The « Missing Memories » artists exhibitions

DRAG & DROP

With Isabelle Busnel, Sébastien Carré & Juan Riusech. Each of the artists has chosen one piece from their body of work as a reference. The other artists will have to produce two creations related to the chosen piece, one inspired by the aesthetics of the creation, and the other inspired by its concept. Opening hours: March 8-10th: 14-18:30h and March 11th: 10-12h. Werkstatt-Galerie, Zentnerstrasse 3.  #39

BATTLE OF THE PINS

With Teresa Faris, Raquel Bessudo, Elvira Cibotti, Ani Flys, Spam Glam, Yiota Vogli, Viktoria Muenzker, Michelle Kraemer, Lynne Speake, Namkyung Lee, Clodagh Molloy, Juan Riusech & more. Precious Collective presents Battle of the Pins, a celebratory show in honour of the five years that the Precious Collective has existed.  It is also celebrating the fact that a Pin or Brooch has its own agency, an object in its own right that can reflect personality, politics, thoughts, feelings, messages, or anything the maker or wearer wants it to be! Opening hours: Thursday 9th 10:00-16:00 h. Friday 10th 10:00-16:00 h. Saturday 11th 10:00-14:00 h. Schulstrasse 27.  Precious Collective opening event: Thursday 9th March 10:00-12:00 h.  #00 – Polyphonous

CONVERGING NODES: THE INVISIBLE OBJECT

With Raquel Bessudo & more. Working thousands of kilometres apart, communicating with each other only through digital channels, both of them continuing their own research, the two artists aim to find a point of convergence that is to give strength and meaning to their works once again on display in a joint exhibition. Opening hours: March 9-12th, Thu & Fri  : 10-17h, Sat : 10-16h, Sun: 10-13h, Werkschau-Galerie, Schwanthalestrasse 141.  Precious Collective opening event: Thursday 9th March 10:00-12:00 h.  #00 – Polyphonous

J IS FOR JEWELLERY

With Juan Harnie & more.  Opening hours: March 09-12th, Thu-Sat, : 10-17h, Sun : 11-16h, Gollierstrasse 13.  Opening event: Thursday 9th March 10:00-12:00 h.  #00 – Polyphonous

TREASURES, TRIALS & TROUBLES

With Charlotte Vanhoubroeck & more. Opening hours: Wed 8.03 18:00-20:00, Thu-Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-12:00. Apianstraße 1.  Opening event: Wednesday 8th March 18-20h. 

SCHMUCK SELECTION 2023

This year, the Alliages artists have been selected : Sara Shahak, Monique Lecouna & Sébastien Carré. For over 60 years, the special show SCHMUCK at « Handwerk & Design » has been the most important show in contemporary artistic jewelry. This time, the special show was curated by the British artist Caroline Broadhead. Prizes and Awards: Herbert-Hofmann-Prize,at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2023.

More exhibitions to see in Munich 2023

FRAME GALERIES

With PLATINA, GALERIE NOEL GUYOMARC’H, GALLERY ATTA & more. MESSE MÜNCHEN, HALLE B1. #01

STUDIO GABI GREEN

Polyphonous2023: whispers and cries, Jivan Astfalck, Jillian Moore, Rachel Darbourne, Gollierstr. 17, 080339 München, 09.-12.03., Do/Thu-Sa/Sat 10-17H, So/Sun 10-16H. #45

GALERIE HANDWERK

Schmuck und Gerät / Jewellery and implements, 09.03.-15.04., Giampaolo Babetto, Robert Baines, Alexandra Bahlmann & more. Mi/Wed, Fr/Fri 10-18H, Do/Thu 10-20H, Sa/Sat 10-13H, Sonderöffnung 11.03., 10-18H, Max-Joseph-Str. 4. #21

BAYERISCHER KUNSTGEWERBEVEREIN

ARCHEOPTERMIX – Katharina Andress, Julia Behrend, Florian Biehler, Florian Buddeberg, Sarah Cossham, Anna Maria Eichlinger, Eva Eichlinger & more. Pacellistr. 6-8, 80333 München, 3.3.-15.4., 10.3., 17-18H Meet the Artists, 12.3. 13-15H, Meet the Artists, Sonderöffnung 11.03. 11-17H Mo/Mon.-Sa./Sat. 10-18h. #18

DIE NEUE SAMMLUNG – THE DESIGN MUSEUM IN DER PINAKOTHEK DER MODERNE

„Sagoget – alloy – Legierung“ The Department of Jewelry and Fashion, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, invited by Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum, (Under the Stairs), Kuratorinnen // curated by Vered Kaminski und Einat Leader Student*innen, 12.03.-30.07., Di/Tue-So/Sun. 10-18H, Do/Thu 10-20H, Mo/Mon geschlossen/closed #25

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