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Gems and Ladders

Gems and Ladders is a collection of jewellery designed by contemporary artists and crafted in a variety of materials. For six days the pieces will be on show in Berlin.

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  • 01 September 2017
  • Berlin
<b>Top:</b> Meret Oppenheim, Sugar Ring, unlimited edition, silver gold plated, sugar, synthetic corundum. <b>Above:</b> left – Claudia Comte, CC, The Necklace, edition 16; mammoth bone, blackened silver, 22 × 25.5 cm. Right: Tobias Rehberger, Orange NO, Purple YES, Turquoise MAYBE, powder coated sterling silver, 18k gold, bronze. Courtesy Gems and Ladders, photo Nicolas Duc
<b>Left:</b> Liam Gillick, right – A Fragment of Future History, (edition 10) 18k black rhodium-plated gold; case Ø 37mm. Left – A Fragment of Future History (Gold), edition 99; bronze, sterling silver; case Ø 37mm. <b>Right:</b> Carol Bove, Untitled, edition 25; blackened aluminium, silver; 85 mm. Courtesy Gems and Ladders, photo Nicolas Duc
Tobias Rehberger, It’s very warm when the sun comes out (1-4), unique pieces; 18k white gold, resin enamel paint; length 91–95cm. Courtesy Gems and Ladders. Photo Jens Ziehe
Meret Oppenheim, Fur Bracelet and ring, edition 15; 18k gold burnished, fur; 48×120×120mm. Courtesy Gems and Ladders. Photo Jens Ziehe
Alighiero Boetti, 1986, edition of 200; stainless steel, leather; model case ø31mm. Courtesy Gems and Ladders. Photo Hans-Jörg Walter
Fabian Marti, Silver Egg, Edition 100; sterling silver, epoxy resin; 100×67×6mm, length 84cm. Courtesy Gems and Ladders. Photo Hans-Jörg Walter
Tobias Madison, Die Trotzwinkel, Edition 17; plastic (ABS), wood, velvet, liquid gum; each mask 24×15×7cm, Box 10×100×28cm. Courtesy Gems and Ladders. Photo Hans-Jörg Walter
Lutz & Guggisberg, Alchemist, Astronomer, Juggler, Philosopher, Physicist, Little Pope, edition 66; 18k gold; 26.5×7.6×7.2 mm, length 530mm. Courtesy Gems and Ladders. Photo Hans-Jörg Walter
Lawrence Weiner, Human Rights Adornment, Unlimited edition; anodized aluminium, stainless steel; each plate 4×4cm, length 70cm. Courtesy Gems and Ladders. Photo Hans-Jörg Walter
Thomas Hirschhorn, Ideological Jewellery 1–3, unlimited edition; wood, leather; colours: red (ø10cm/90cm), dark brown (ø9.5cm/80cm), light brown (ø9cm/74cm). Courtesy Gems and Ladders. Photo Hans-Jörg Walter
Jean Dubuffet, Le Boute en train (gold), edition 15; 18k gold; 52×28mm, length 73cm. Courtesy Gems and Ladders. Photo Hans-Jörg Walter

  Founded by Swiss art collector Thomas W. Bechtler and Alexander Pertot in 2014, the collection includes art jewellery designed by contemporary artists and crafted in a variety of materials. Today artists and designers are increasingly challenging divisions between creative disciplines like design, fashion and art. Gems and Ladders offers them many possibilities: not only can they collaborate with skilled jewellers and explore new materials and production methods; they are also invited to reconsider the formal legacy of jewellery and its interpretation.

Left: Meret Oppenheim, Snake Ear Cuff, edition 88; 18k gold, 2x 0.107ct Tsavorites; 78 × 44 × 12 mm. Courtesy Gems and Ladders. Photo Nicolas Duc. Right: Martin Boyce, earrings – Tapping Branches And The Whispering Of Leaves, edition 30; 18k gold; length 51 mm, width 7 mm. Necklace – Imagine Sunlight On Closed Eyelids Through A Canopy Of Leaves (For S), edition 17; 18k gold; length 103 cm. Courtesy Gems and Ladders. Photo Nicolas Duc


11–16 September 2017
Gems and Ladders
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Poststrasse 22, Berlin

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