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In 2012, Esther de\u00a0Beauc\u00e9 opened a gallery exclusively devoted to the publishing of contemporary artists’ jewelry. The next exhibition of the Mus\u00e9e des Arts D\u00e9coratifs<\/a> will feature a number of exceptional pieces from the gallery.<\/p>\n

By Sandrine Merle.<\/p>\n

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Esther de\u00a0Beauc\u00e9 does not consider the jewelry creations of architects, sculptors, designers or painters as a mere jewelry. For her, “these are sculptures made on a small scale, where you can tell at a glance who the creator is”<\/em>.\u00a0Pablo Reinoso’s brooch, made of wavy gold slats, evokes his “Spaghetti” benches, while Faust Cardinali’s brooch reinterprets his blends of resin, aluminium, wood, and so\u00a0on. Bernar Venet’s ring is a coiled golden thread reminiscent of his monumental “Indeterminate Lines”. As for Claude L\u00e9v\u00eaque’s necklace\u00a0\u2013 a golden thread<\/a> forming the word “venom”\u00a0\u2013 echoes his neon sentences.<\/p>\n

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Editorial work<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the opening of her miniMASTERPIECE gallery<\/a> in\u00a02012, Esther de\u00a0Beauc\u00e9 has commissioned jewelry from twenty artists, most often renowned sculptors, and a dozen designers.\u00a0In other words, she finances the production of limited series (usually\u00a012) by after an initial assessment of their wearability. “This would not apply for example to a massive gold faceplate that\u2019s too expensive to produce and therefore difficult to sell.”<\/em> She also takes care to avoid the major pitfall: a derivative object obtained via mere miniaturization. She then has to find a goldsmith to produce the piece because artists who work with precious metals are rare. Once completed, her work as a publisher consists of distributing it through her gallery and promoting it. It also involves introducing them to prestigious private collections or museums\u00a0\u2013 the ultimate consecration.<\/p>\n

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Emblematic jewels<\/strong><\/p>\n

Esther de\u00a0Beauc\u00e9 quotes the brooch “D’Apr\u00e8s R\u00e9flexion” by Fran\u00e7ois Morellet, a minimalist artist working on geometric abstraction. He conceived this silver brooch as the third phase of a work: it is the sequel to “R\u00e9flexion”, a series of photographed neon reflections followed by “D’Apr\u00e8s R\u00e9flexion”, the installation of a neon reflected in water presented during his retrospective at Beaubourg in\u00a02013. The other emblematic jewelry piece is the ring by Jean-Luc Moul\u00e8ne<\/a>, inspired by the x-ray of one of his finger bones, thanks to\u00a03D. “It was a total success although at first glance her rigorous intellectual approach is a far cry from the frippery too often associated with jewelry,”<\/em> she says.<\/p>\n

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Diane Venet\u2019s daughter<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Jewelry has been an excellent way to continue working with artists whose sculptures, paintings and photographs I first published,”<\/em> she explains. Her mother was Diane Venet, the wife of sculptor Bernar Venet, who over thirty years built up one of the world\u2019s greatest collections. The American painter Frank Stella, a personal friend of hers, created one of her gold rings\u00a0\u2013 the only piece of jewelry he ever designed. Esther de\u00a0Beauc\u00e9 was totally immersed in this world. With a smile, she recalls that as a child, “it was not always easy to watch your mother wearing such strange jewelry…”<\/em><\/p>\n

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miniMASTERPIECE at the Mus\u00e9e des Arts D\u00e9coratifs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The jewelry published by Esther de\u00a0Beauc\u00e9 and presented at the miniMASTERPIECE gallery has featured in the most major exhibitions. In “Medusa<\/a>” at the Museum of Modern Art, Jacqueline de\u00a0Jong’s earrings<\/a> rubbed shoulders with pieces by Picasso and Giacometti in the same display case.\u00a0In “Diane Venet’s ideal collection<\/a>” at the Mus\u00e9e des Arts D\u00e9coratifs, from March\u00a06, a dozen pieces will be presented, including Claude L\u00e9v\u00eaque’s “Venin” necklace, Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my Toguo’s “Carpe Diem” ring, and the “Twice” ring and “D’Apr\u00e8s R\u00e9flexion” by Fran\u00e7ois Morellet. They will enjoy the honour of appearing alongside the famous pendant “The Great Fauna” by Pablo Picasso or the “Spoon” by Salvador Dal\u00ed. Don\u2019t miss this opportunity to get acquainted with art jewelry<\/a> before heading over to the miniMASTERPIECE gallery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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