SMCK ON REEL_7-10 JULY, MUNICH

Galerie WELTRAUM and Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein Munich. The international video festival inspired by jewellery is curated by SMCK Magazine. http://www.smck.org

SMCK_Munich_Special_at KLIMT02

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SMCK #rebel OCT 2020

#SMCK #octoberissue is coming out soon ADVERTISE WITH US #ethicsbeforeaesthetics #mmc_led_art From Beograd 1993 to Novi Sad Cultural Capital of Europe 2021 #neuviemeconcept Paris #TJUL #scratchart #wagnerpreziosen #jewelry #ancientgreekmedicine #egkoimisis #germanyismorethancars #overfishing #jewellery #schmuck #jeromebel_thought_before_art #artmagazine #punk #jewellerymagazine #eusubsidy2destroyart #faith #mimi_moscow_jewelry #jewellery_commemorates_Colombia_killingsPLUS Editor’s Choice: Potters and Pottery of Greece / Gisbert Stach’s Latest Work at […]

e-Residency: HELEN OF SPARTA

Intensive 4-day virtual residency + workshop + public presentation for visual, multimedia and interdisciplinary artists, jewellery and fashion designers. Helen, the mythical queen of Sparta, falls in love with the enemy and causes a merciless war. The Helen of Sparta eResidency aims at inspiring eight artists/writers/performers to develop their own updated version of the […]

Covid-19, the economy and the arts

Visual notes by Loukia Richards on the consequences of Covid-19 on the economy, the arts and the arts&crafts market. Photo credit: Chistoph Ziegler. Order a print version of SM*CK Magazine and get the visual note for free! http://www.smck.org

Helen’s Dress_e-Residency_A Wrap Up

The e-Residency program “Helen’s Dress” was an innovative answer to COVID-19 travel restrictions. The e-Residency replaced the scheduled, same name, „physical residency“ in Vamvakou (Greece) which had to be canceled. Both the AIR and e-Residency program was designed and curated by visual artists Christoph Ziegler and Loukía Richards aka ZLR Betriebsimperium after a duo’s original idea […]

Jewellery+e-commerce: It’s not what you think!

E-commerce caveat What did we learn from e-dealing with vintage jewellery and objects over the years By ZLR Betriebsimperium Selling online is an additional step to promote your work. However, before you plunge into the e-commerce-euphoria, you should consider the following: 1. Customs. The war on global trade includes controls and fees which may influence […]

WAR_Comics+Jewlery: St.Barbara

Photo credit: Christoph Ziegler. Ελληνικό κειμενο μετά το αγγλικό. WAR_ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ group show – originally scheduled for Schmuck 2020/Jewellery Week of Munich 2020 – will take place on 5-8 November 2020 at Weltraum Gallery, Munich. In the meanwhile, participants decided to present their work, concepts and thoughts through a different art medium: comics! Comics is often […]

Easy meals from masterpieces

EASY FOOD RECIPES INSPIRED BY RIJKS MUSEUM PAINTINGS “This is a cook book inspired by food representations as seen in the Rijks Museum collection. The portrayal of food in the paintings of the Rijks Museum collection is greatly admired, although I believe that few people would openly admit that they literally hunger for it. Most […]

Schmuck 2020: When you miss the shows, do not miss the lessons!

Picture: Loukia Richards_”Cy the Cat in Alhambra style”_2016. Photo credit: Christoph Ziegler #1: Social responsibility is the “new black”. #2: Wishful thinking is not facts. The decision of IHM to cancel Fair and Schmuck 2020 did not come out of the blue; it followed extensive reporting on the cancellation of other major German fairs and […]