suns.works is pleased to present "Bijoux Solaires", a survey on art and jewelry in alignment with the winter solstice. The show positions jewelry as a practice on the threshold between fine art, fashion, and ritual, featuring pieces by established jewelry makers and artists working with jewelry as a medium.
BillyBoy* & Lala, Alighiero Boetti, Joanne Burke & Grace Prince, Leonora Carrington, Ligia Dias, Jean Dubuffet, Julian Göthe, Ann-Kathrin Kuhn, Fabian Marti, Zoé Mohm, Meret Oppenheim, Lee Scratch Perry, Hanna Rochereau, Lisa Scherebnenko, Bernhard Schobinger, and more.
November 30 - December 30, 2024
Opening weekend: Saturday November 30, 2024 & Sunday December 1, 2024, 12-7pm
Haus Max Ernst Haefeli
Goldbacherstrasse 72, 8700 Küsnacht
Julian Göthe, Metal Sunrise, Steel and powder coating, 174 x 361 x 15 cm
Pieces by Ligia Dias
Pieces by Lee Scratch Perry
Pieces by Meret Oppenheim
Meret Oppenheim, Fur Ring, 18ct Gold burnished, fur, Edition 13/150, Courtesy Gems and Ladders
Meret Oppenheim, Snake Ear Cuff, 18ct Gold, 2 x 0.107ct Tsavorites, Edition of 88
Meret Oppenheim, Sugar Ring, Silver gold plated, sugar, marble, engraved with a unique serial number, Courtesy Gems and Ladders
BillyBoy* & Lala, Cookie Monster Brooch & Cookie Monster Party (Surreal Bijoux), Brooches and earrings in hand-painted resin with Swarovski rhinestones, hand-signed BillyBoy* + Surreal Bijoux oval tag
BillyBoy* & Lala, Amulet of Fertility (Surreal Bijoux), 1988,
Sautoir in resin with Swarovski rhinestones, gilt braid chain and tassel with hand formed glass flowers
BillyBoy* & Lala, Cookie Monster (Surreal Bijoux), 2002,
Pendant in metal, gold leaf with Swarovski rhinestones, Gilt metal chain, glass beads and leather hair, Edition of 14
BillyBoy* & Lala, Three 1982/83 pre-Surreal Bijoux Sun brooches in Plastiroc with glass stones and Swarovski rhinestones, Hand signed Billy Boy
Bernhard Schobinger, Silver Cuff, 1992, Forged Silver
Bernhard Schobinger, Splinten-Kette, 1989, brass, silver, semi-precious stones
Bernhard Schobinger, Ring, 2023, Fabric, red urushi und gold-urushi, brass
Fabian Marti, Golden Egg, 18ct gold, epoxy resin, Edition 3/10 + 2 AP, Courtesy Gems and Ladders
Lisa Scherebnenko, Sunset Necklace and Bracelet, Copper and Silver
Zoé Mohm, Sun Dial / Sun trap / Sky map Stone map, Yellow sapphire and silver
Ligia Dias, Piton et Maillon Necklace, Links, nails, metallic balls and pearl beads necklace, brass, glass, plated pewter, silver
Leonora Carrington, Mandoline / Syssigy / Cara Bianca, 2008, 925 Silver Technique 24k Gold Sheet and Precious Stones (Edition 27/100), Courtesy Rossogranada AG & The Eleonora Carrington Council
Hanna Rochereau, Boxes-in-boxes 7, 2024, Objets trouvés, ribbon,
22 x
11.5 x 14 cm
Hanna Rochereau, Boxes-in-boxes 8, 2024, Objets trouvés, ribbon,
45 x 22 x 8 cm
Hanna Rochereau, Box It, Lock It 2, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, wooden frame, 52 x 22.5 cm
Hanna Rochereau, Box It, Lock It 1, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, wooden frame, 52 x 22.5 cm
Ann-Kathrin Kuhn, Beeswax mixture, bronze and silver jewelry, 95 x 190 cm
Rita Siegfried, Haubenmeisen, 2019, Acrylic on primed MDF, 40 x 44.5 cm
Ligia Dias, MIKE (Memory Ware) 2, Vintage jewelry on wood frame and gold-gilded glass, Glass, 23.75 carats gold leaf, wood, artist’s own vintage costume jewelry
Lee Scratch Perry, Lamp (Black Ark), Undated, Neon tube, stickers
Grace Prince & Joanne Burke, Attentive Still 3 (Vase), 2024, Hammered metal with silver finish, jewellery integration by Joanne Burke, unique piece, 30 x 28 x 50 cm
Grace Prince & Joanne Burke, Attentive Still 3 (Vase), 2024, Hammered metal with silver finish, jewellery integration by Joanne Burke, unique piece, 30 x 28 x 50 cm
©2024 suns.works and the artists
Photography: Claude Barrault and others