Boucheron Exhibits 26 Archive Pieces at "Venus of the New Era! 100 Years of Art Deco Exhibition" | marie claire
Summary
Boucheron, the French high jewelry maison founded in 1858, is sponsoring and exhibiting 26 valuable archive pieces created between the 1920s and 1930s at the "Venus of the New Era! 100 Years of Art Deco Exhibition" held at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka. This exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris, known as the Art Deco Exposition. The theme is "Art Deco and Women," showcasing graphic design works centered in France, alongside jewelry, perfume bottles, dresses, and cars that symbolize the era and are deeply connected to women. Boucheron's archives are featured across four of the exhibition's six chapters plus a special chapter, allowing visitors to appreciate works characterized by Art Deco's geometric designs as well as exotic pieces inspired by cultures from East Asia, such as Japan and China, and India.
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