Gigi Mariani | Marks of Time | 10 June – 4 July 2025

Signs, Painting series (round), 2025; 18kt yellow gold, niello earrings; L 7,2 cm; Unique within a series Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery is excited to announce Marks of Time, Gigi Mariani’s first solo exhibition in the UK, opening on Tuesday, 10th June 2025. The show is dedicated to the evocative and transformative artistry of the renowned contemporary jewellery artist and will run until 4th July 2025. Gigi Mariani is part of EC LAB, the gallery’s initiative supporting emerging and established contemporary jewellery artists who challenge the boundaries of jewellery through innovation and unique vision.This highly anticipated show will present 38 unique pieces of jewellery, including rings, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets, created specifically for this exhibition. Marks of Time reflects a dialogue between tradition and experimentation—a cornerstone of Mariani’s practice.Trained in Modena and working as a goldsmith since 1985, Gigi Mariani bridges the ancient and the contemporary. His pieces integrate age-old techniques such as niello, an ancient method using sulphur, silver, and copper to create darkened reliefs, with modern processes such as laser etching and surface manipulation by hammering. The result is jewellery that embodies texture, rawness, and emotion—where fractures, oxidation, and corrosion are not flaws, but defining elements. Marks of Time will […]

Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery is excited to continue its ongoing collaboration with acclaimed American artist Liliane Lijn, unveiling a stunning new collection of art jewellery. Lijn’s artistic approach is deeply rooted in natural forms and elements, drawing inspiration from raw materials—volcanic magma, meteorites, clods of earth, and lunar rocks. These forces are translated into wearable sculptures, crafted from pure electroformed silver in Italy, embodying an organic, almost primordial aesthetic. Each piece reflects humanity’s connection with nature and the cosmos, serving as conceptual explorations of our relationship with the planet. Lijn presents a mesmerising new collection of pendants, and a cuff inspired by the ancient landscapes of Pompeii and the movement of lava. The collection explores fluidity, nature, and the powerful bond between humanity and the natural world. Her visit to Vesuvius and Pompeii ignited a creative vision. “These pieces evoke volcanic or lunar landscapes and even our inner selves. They combine ancient luxury with raw landscapes and cliffs,” she explains. Crafted both in silver with hues of blue pigmentation and in gold, the pieces evoke the textures of cliffs and crevices found in volcanic terrains. On the silver pendants intricate details are highlighted that contrast with the smoother, gilded surfaces of […]

Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery is thrilled to announce a unique collaboration with acclaimed American artist Michele Oka Doner, resulting in an extraordinary art jewellery collection. The collection is an homage to “The Botanic Age”—a time long before the Stone Age, when plants and trees were central to human development and creativity. Dr. Dean Falk’s research at Florida State University positions this era as the true cradle of civilisation, where botanic inventions like woven baskets shaped our cognitive and cultural evolution long before we wielded stone tools. Drawn from Oka Doner’s profound connection to the natural world and human history, her designs serve as spiritual meditations of this era, reflecting a time when humans were stewards of the earth rather than its masters. Her message resonates powerfully in today’s world as we face the consequences of “Plant Blindness,” a term recently coined to describe how the Industrial Revolution has distanced humanity from the natural world. The collection is a call to action for a New Botanic Age. Oka Doner’s work is distinguished not only by her evocative vocabulary of natural forms but also by her ability to transform these forms into talismanic objects that resonate with elemental energies. Her creations are not […]

Salon Art + Design Booth B6 7-11 November 2024 Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery is delighted to announce its first participation in the 13th edition of Salon Art + Design 2024, New York. With an eclectic selection of wearable artworks, the gallery is proud to present jewels by world-famous visual artists, as well as experimental creations by exceptional jewellery designers. It will be a unique opportunity for collectors and art enthusiasts to immerse themselves in the fascinating world of wearable art – from classic masterpieces to bold experimentations. Among the twenty artists on display, we are thrilled to launch an exclusive collaboration with incredible American artist Michele Oka Doner. The collection comprises five one-of-a-kind Winter Branch brooches, a bronze Talisman pendant, a sculptural necklace, Nightflight, adorned with huit-huit old cut diamonds, and a treasure box, Mitosis, in limited edition. The pieces reverberate with the talismanic elemental energy that distinguishes Oka Doner’s practice and places it among the most magnetic and evocative works in contemporary art. Meticulously crafted in bronze, old-cut diamonds, 18kt gold, silver, and electroformed bark – a beautiful piece of wood that she retrieved from the Hudson River upstate many years ago –, each piece serves not only as an […]

“Outdoor monumental sculptures need to be accepted and engage with nature. Indoor sculptures have to be present without disturbing the surrounding. With jewellery is to make women more beautiful, strong, and secure. The challenge with jewellery is that one is limited with size and shapes, but there is an excitement when it becomes impeccable” Sophia Vari Elisabetta Cipriani is very honoured to announce the exhibition of extraordinary late artist Sophia Vari wearable sculptures at the London gallery. “All Mediums are Noble” will open on June 7th and will be on view util July 7th 2023 The gallery will present a total of 40 wearable sculptures of which 13 are exclusively made for the exhibition. “All Mediums are Noble” is an exhibition featuring works from early 2000s to 2023. The variety of medium present in these works is exceptional and unique. Works made of marble from Thassos, Carrara and Belgium, gold, silver, amaranth wood, Pau Amarelo wood, resin and rock-crystal are chosen to emphasise the composition of volume, form and movement. Sophia Vari has been working in sculpture for over 55 years and the evolution came by itself; one work lead to another and the lines became more precise. Jewellery have a […]

Elisabetta Cipriani Wearable Art will be pleased to exhibit for the first time at Nomad St. Moritz this Febraury from the 23rd to the 26th 2023 at the newly renovated Hotel Grace La Margna.  Our room is 101 and it is located at the first floor. The gallery is delighted to curate an exhibition of new, outstanding, wearable art projects exclusively made for the gallery by renowned visual artists of the calibre of Ai Weiwei with Rings W & M, Atelier Van Lieshout with The Burghers, Maria Nepomuceno with Vases (Vaso Vida); Giuseppe Penone with Salvia (Sage) ring, Chiharu Shiota withCarrying Memory. The gallery will also exhibit a selection of Giorgio Vigna spectacular works that could be enjoyed with closed eyes. New works by the artist will include ‘Sassi’(Stones) magnetic brooches, the one of a kind Geodi (Geodes) sculptural necklace, the creatures of the sea ‘Floralia’ earrings and rock like ring Crystalline. Elisabetta Cipriani will showcase the bold, sensual, and feminine wearable sculptures by Sophia Vari, of whom we are very pleased to announce the exclusive representation of her wearable sculptures in the UK. Together with the gallery visual artists, Elisabetta Cipriani will also be delighted to present works by artist jewellers […]

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