Exhibition opening: Monday 3 December 5.00 – 8.30pm.
Elisabetta Cipriani is very pleased to present the two latest collaborations.
The She-Wolf, the Eagle and the Octopus are creations by the Italian artist Paolo Canevari made in a limited edition of 5. Together the three objects of art constitute a sophisticated set of zoomorphic silver serving cutlery inspired by three animals which across human history have been associated with symbols of power: the She-Wolf, the Eagle and the Octopus, eyes made of diamonds, rubies and pearls, respectively. Through employing these archetypal images yet using them in a new context, the artist puts their meaning in jeopardy and invites us to reflect on the iconography of power.
Ania Guillaume interpreted Bruno...
ExhibitionOpening: Wednesday, 28 November, 2018, 6:30 – 8:30pm.
Elisabetta Cipriani is very pleased to presentCarrying Memory, the first wearable art project by performance and poetic installation artist Chiharu Shiota.
Through the use of 18kt gold, Chiharu Shiota intricately intertwines and folds threads which gradually expand into the universe, becoming an extension of the body in space. A necklace and a ring that can also be used as a pendant, have been conceived and perceived in the same way as Shiota’s thread installations, in which she integrates, within a web, objects that carry memories of our daily life.
For the necklace, Chiharu Shiota chose to create the art piece around a key, a meaningful object related to everyday life. Viewing keys as “familiar and very...
