The creation of this Current Obsession Paper x Munich Jewellery Week 2021 came in the light of cancellations and postponements of exhibitions and fairs around the world. Facing the uncertainties of the current situation we decided to invite the MJW community to contribute to a beautiful, printed publication, designed and published by Current Obsession, and delivered directly to the doorsteps of potential visitors who aren’t able to travel to Munich. Through an open call, artists, curators, academies, and cultural institutions were invited to create exhibitions on the pages of the Current Obsession Paper, just as they would in a space in Munich. In typical MJW fashion, no project or a piece of jewellery was edited out. Because this is what we all love about MJW — its openness, and the way it celebrates all jewellery. The democratic and everexpanding nature of MJW is reflected by the size of this publication — the bulkiest one we have ever made (256 pages!) and its unbounded design – where every page could become a potential cover, or could just be pulled out and hung on your wall as a poster, to engage with the work and get inspired.
HOW TO READ THIS PAPER The Paper comes in several sections. 1 EXHIBITIONS IN PRINT — the one you are holding in your hands — consists of submitted exhibitions by artists, curators, galleries and cultural institutions from around the globe: from New Zealand to Denmark, from Mexico to South Korea, and everywhere in between, these manifestations of jewellery are beautiful editorials, staged exhibition space environments, fictional stories and more. 2 JEWELLERY ENVIRONMENTS — you will find 160 individual jewels submitted to us via the MJW Basic Campaigns hiding inside eight incredible commissioned illustrations designed by Théophile Bartz, Benjamin Langford, Jānis Melderis, MITSUME, The Scissorhands, Thami, Andrew Tseng and Elvis Wesley. The invited image-makers created fictional environments — underwater and outer space worlds, fantastical characters, architectural and urban landscapes, — with techniques ranging from analogue and mixed media collage, digital illustration, to rendering and digital hand-sculpting, to create their posters.
In a truly interdisciplinary collaboration, we have paired each image-maker with jewellery that fits their overall aesthetic, speaks the same language, or touches upon same themes.These glossy universes can be found wrapped around and folded into the Paper. 3 CURRENT OBSESSION CONTENT — our traditional CO Paper features commissioned articles and interviews with artists, think pieces, and advertorials to give you a scoop of not only what is happening in Munich right now, but also in the bigger Contemporary Jewellery world. 4 A collaboration with CRUCIBLE — a platform curated by a collective of African, Caribbean and Asian heritage womxn artists Finchittida Finch, Kalkidan Hoex and Roxanne Simone — is the one we are particularly proud of. Crucible features work by individuals and communities that identify as black, brown, people of colour women/ womxn artists, thinkers, community groups, collectives, jewellers, writers, experiencers, academics, philosophers, storytellers and truth-seekers — all full of creative agency and free self-expression.
Crucible as a space was developed in response to the urgency for dialogue surrounding unheard voices and becomes a vessel for exploring the nuances of intersectional identities by empowering those who come together here. For everyone: As we tried our best to keep this paper diverse, relevant and entertaining, we hope that we have given you enough creative ways to read it and engage with it. It is a tangible, embodied content, and that was of the utmost importance for us. We are obsessed with the idea of seeing these pages hanging on your studio walls, pasted on your mood boards, collaged and mixed with whatever it is you are doing! So, we ask you to show us the way you read your Paper, take a picture of what you end up doing with it and post it. Don’t forget to add #HOWIREADMYPAPER, so we can repost! xoxo CO Team
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS Adi Farber, Adriana Almeida Meza, Agathe Saint Girons, Aimee Petkus, Aişegül Telli, Alejandra Campos Taylor, Aliona Pazdniakova, Alison Macleod, Ana Escobar, Ana Margarida Carvalho, Ana Nadjar, Anat Aboucaya, Andrea Silva Olavarría, Andrea Wagner, Anina Löwe, Anna Davern, Anna Lewis, Anna Ray, Anna Storck, Anna-Cara Keim, Annie Huang, Annika Ingelaere, Annora Poppe, Ariel Lavian, Arielle Brackett, Ashley Nettye Pollack, Attua Aparicio, Áurea Praga, Barbora Opátová, Batami Kober, Beiya Yang, Bin Dixon-Ward , Birgit Thalaub, Blanche Tilden, Bo Zhang, Bridget Kennedy, Burcu Buyukunal, Burcu Sulek, Camilla Andreani, Camilla Luihn, Canan Durukal, Carlie Barrett, Carlos Silva, Carolin Denter, Carolina Donoso, Caroline Bach, Casey Newberg, Cassondra Justine, Catalina Brenes, Catherine Truman, Cecilia Roccatagliata, Charlotte Vanhoubroeck, Chloe Rose Taylor, Chloe Valorso, Claire McArdle, Claire Webb, Clarisa Menteguiaga, Constanza Bielsa, Cruceru Silvia, Daniela Rivera, Daria Borovkova, Dawoon Jeong, Deniz Turan, Ela Bauer, Ela Cindoruk, Ella Fearon-Low, Ella Heidi Sand, Ellen Sisti, Emily Cobb, Emma Fielden, Erika Jordán, Ester Sposato-Friedrich, Esther Heite, Eva van Kempen, Ezgi Okur, Faye Hall, Feyzal Başkurt, Filiz Ates, Floor Mommersteeg, Franziska Lusser, Fulya Oberascher, Funlola Coker, Gabriella Goldsmith, Gésine Hackenberg, Gina Melosi, Gina Myungji Cheun, Gina Nadine Müller, Gözde Erdogan, Grace Lillian Lee, Greg Scheirlinckx, Gulnur Ozdaglar, Hakan Aktug, Heather Woof, Helena Bogucki, Hilde Dramstad, Hillary Davenport, Hyun-Seok Sim, Inari Kiuru, Inga Tomilina, Işıl Özçam, Jaesun Won, James Betts, Jana Machatova, Jantje Fleischhut, Jasmin Schlesiger, Jean Lin, Jeannette Jansen, Jekaterina Smirnova, Jenny Kåberg, Jeongwon Lee, Jess Dare , Jessica Joy Esparon, Ji Young Kim, Jihye Kang, Jillian Moore, Jiun-You Ou, Jivan Astfalck, John Sullivan, Joo-hyun Lee, Joohee Han, Josef Friedrich, Josh Bass, Joyce Marin, Julia Obermaier, Julie Blyfield, Jun Suk Min, Junmin Bae, Karen Kriegel, Karin Herwegh, Katarina Thorstensson, Katia Rabey, Keren Gispan, Ko Lim, Kristin Beeler, Kun Zhang, Kyeok Kim, Lada Klats, Laura Stachon, Lavinia Rossetti, Leslie D. Boyd, Levan Jishkariani, Leyla Taranto, Liam Benson , Liliana Ojeda, Lina Peterson, Lindsey Fontijn, Lingjie Wang, Lisa Kraushaar, Lisa Scherebnenko, Lital Goldenberg, Lola Greeno, Loreto Fernández, Luci Jockel, Madeli Viljoen, Mallory Weston, Mando Bee, Manfred Bischoff, Manon van Kouswijk, Maree Clarke, Margherita Berselli, Margherita Bersel, Margherita Potenza, Margo Orlovik, Marguerite Bones, Maria Eife, Maria Konschake, Maria Walker, Marie Therese Wolf, Marta Costa Reis, Martin Carreño, Matilde Mozzanega, Melanie Bilenker, Melanie McPherson, Melina Rapimán, Melissa Chen,
Mia Copikova, Michal Bar -On Shaish, Michelle Currie, Mies Nobis, Mila Wielusinska, Milena Djukanovic, Mira Kim, Mónica Díaz, Monica Perez, Monica Rodriguez Heyer, Monique Lecouna, Mor Hirsch, Morgane de Klerk, Namkyung Lee, Nanette Pengelley, Nanna Obel. Natascha Frechen, Natalia Saldias, Nazan Pak, Nga Ching Ko, Nina Lima, Noa Liran, Noelle Labharte, Oblik Atelier, Oles Tsura, Oliver Mauerhofer, Pamela De La Fuente, Pascale Durandin, Patricia Iglesias, Paul Derrez, Paulina Latorre, Pei Wu, Pennie Jagiello, Peter Dvorak, Peter Hassenpflug, Peter Machata, Pía Walker, Putte Helene Dal, Q Hisashi Shibata, Rachel Darbourne, Rita Soto, Rivkah Procaccia, Ruth Leslie, Ruudt Peters, Samantha Dennis, Sarah Montagnoli, Sarah Rachel Brown, Satomi Kawai, Sayara Montemurro, Sehee Um, Selen Ozus, Senay Akın, Setareh Shojaee, Seulki Lee, Shadi Lolaki, Sharareh Aghaei, Sharon Stampfer, Shin-Ryeong Kim, Sian Edwards, Sibille Santucci, Silke Spitzer, Silvia Bellia, Silvia Weidenbach, Simon Marsiglia, Simón Mazuera, Snem Yildirim, Sofia Hallik, Sofia Zakharova, Soh Ri Yi, Soizig Carey, Soledad Avila, Sonja Keppler, Soohyun Chou, Sophia le Roux, Stav Bozaglo, Stefania Piccoli, Stephanie O’Brien, Stephie Morawetz, Susan Macleod, Tamar Paley, Tanel Veenre, Tengely Nóra, Thea Tolsma, Tianyi Tia Liang, Tiffany Parbs, Tzu-Yun Hung, Typhaine Le Monnier, Ute Eitzenhöfe , Valentina Michaelis, Valeria Martinez, Valérie Wagner, Vanessa Zöller, Vania Ruiz, Vendula Fabiánová, Vicki Mason, Victor Hahner, Viktoria Schumann, Viviana Arévalo, Vivien Bedwell, Vesal Bahmaninik, Wensi Huang, Yael Olave, Yann Ceuleers, Yasmin Vinograd, Yongjin Chung, Yookyung Song, Yoonjung Choi, Yotam Bahat, Youjin Um, Youngim Lee, Yuye Zhang, Zoe Brand, Zoe Robertson, Zoë Veness INSTITUTIONS AND GALLERIES Australian Design Centre, Baltimore Jewelry Center (Shane Prada and Lydia Martin), Brooklyn Metal Works, Estonia Academy of Arts, Galerie Beyond, Galerie Elsa Vanier, Gilded Pear Gallery, Hochschule Trier Campus Idar-Oberstein, House on Mars gallery, Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Local Heroes, London College of Fashion, New Paltz MFA Metal Program, ORFÈVRE, Periscope Design & Neo Craft Gallery, PXL-MAD School of Arts, Quittenbaum Gallery, School of Design | Pforzheim University Germany, Tyler School of Art and Architecture CURATORS Anneleen Swillen, Avi Vinograd, Darja Popolitova, Illaria Ruggiero, Katherina Perlongo, Mala Siamptani, Sarah Darro
Cover image by Théophile Bartz
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