The Art Jewelry Night of Budapest until September 12

Source: Art Jewellery Night Of Budapest

The Art Jewelry Night of Budapest is organised by Studio of Young Designers Association for the seventh time this year.

The event has gone through a lot of changes over the last 7 years, the original principles are still the same, but it has outgrown the one-night attributive. As a result, this year the string of events will be organised under a brand new name and profile, and from 2021 the programme can be found by following us at the new name, Budapest Jewelry Week (BJW).

The fundamental goal of the event is to provide a common platform for contemporary jewelry artists, to motivate them and to build a professional network. The programme has been aiming to enhance the connections to the international scene more and more extensively, and to enable cooperation between international and Hungarian artists not only through the exhibitions that we organise, but also through workshops and professional reports.

This year instead of the usual artist call the organizers are preparing a large-scale exhibition that showcases artworks by outstanding artists whose oeuvre has been significantly impacting the way contemporary jewelry develops, evolves.

The show is entitled IDOL, and it intends not only to present exemplary careers but also to show respect for professional commitment. The international exhibition is planned to display pieces by 30 artists. The goal of the show is to set directions to follow, to create bridges between past and present, and it wants to address young, emerging artists as well as established professionals. In addition, the organizers aim to give a good example for a wider audience as well, which in the long run will enable a community with a deeper understanding of contemporary jewelry to be formed in Hungary.

Such an exhibition is without precedent in Hungary, therefore it is of paramount importance for us to provide a comprehensive overview of the works by pioneer artists of the last 40 years.

The György Ráth Villa, which constitutes an auxiliary part of the Museum of Applied Arts and will host the exhibition, will provide an exciting ambience with its art nouveau enterieur for the contemporary objects reflecting on the traditions of object design.

Artists

Bettina Speckner
Caroline Broadhead
Christoph Straube
Daniel Kruger
David Bielander
Fritz Maierhofer
Georg Dobler
Gijs Bakker
Giovanni Corvaja
Gisbert Stach
Hans Stofer
Iris Bodemer
Karl Fritsch
Kiko Gianocca
Lin Cheung
Lisa Walker
Manfred Bischoff
Marc Monzó
Melanie Isverding
Otto Künzli
Peter Chang
Ramon Puig Cuyàs
Ruudt Peters
Susanne Hammer
Ted Noten
Vera Siemund