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“Jewellery by Artists: From Picasso to Koons. Diane Venet’s Collection”

Arterritory.com

A photo report from the opening night

06/11/2017

Photo: Agnija Grigule

“Jewellery by Artists: From Picasso to Koons. Diane Venet’s Collection”, an exhibition organised by the culture and art portal Arterritory.com, is on show in the Cupola Hall of the Latvian National Museum of Art from November 4 until December 3.

In all, it features 113 pieces of jewellery created by 82 well-known and illustrious artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Roy Lichtenstein, Max Ernst, Yayoi Kusama, Louise Bourgeois, Jean Cocteau, Georges Braque, Niki de Saint Phalle, Lucio Fontana, Antony Gormley, Keith Haring, Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor, Yoko Ono, Frank Stella, Robert Rauschenberg, and many more.


Diane Venet, collector of jewelery created by artists


Una Meistere, Director of the culture and art portal


Diane Venet, jewelery collector, and Māra Lāce, Director of the Latvian National Museum of Art


Una Meistere and Daiga Rudzāte, founders of the culture and art portal Arterritory.com; Elita Patmalniece, artist; Diane Venet, jewelery collector


Diane Venet and Jānis Zuzāns, collector and patron of the arts


Bernar Venet, French sculptor


Jānis and Dina Zuzāns, art collectors; Ainārs Ērglis, Director of P.R.A.E. Public Relations Agency


Daiga Rudzāte, Editor-in-Chief,


Leon Zilber, patron of the arts


Emma Zilbers


Ieva Iltnere, artist


Valda Podkalne, artist


Bruno Birmanis, artist


Gilles Bonnevialle, Director of the French Institute in Latvia; and Rolands Pēterkops (of MAREUNROL'S), creator of the exhibition’s layout


Martins Vizbulis, exhibition architect


Roy Brand, Israeli curator; and Leon Zilber, patron of the arts


Helmuts Caune, editor at


(From right:) Agnese Čivle, English Language Editor at Arterritory.com. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Agnija Grigule, Social Media Editor at Arterritory.com. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


(From right:) Tince Egle, Head of Marketing at Porsche Latvija. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Jean Luc Gauzere, attorney-at-law; Rolands Pēterkops; Diane Venet. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Bernar Venet, Mārīte Mastiņa, and Rolands Pēterkops (of MAREUNROL'S). Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Emma Zilbers, Una Meistere, and Bernar Venet. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Diane Venet, and Hubert and Dominique de Roquemaure. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Leon Zilber and Jean Luc Gauzere, attorney-at-law. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Emma Zilbers and Jean Luc Gauzere, attorney-at-law. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Emma Zilbers and Diane Venet. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Ģirts Muižnieks, artist. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Astrīda Rogule, Senior Curator, Contemporary Art Collection of The Latvian National Museum of Art. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Elita Patmalniece and Ieva Iltnere. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Ieva Bondare. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Valdis Birkavs, former PM of Latvia. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Gilles Bonnevialle and Bernar Venet. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


(From left:) Eva Juhņēviča, Executive Director of the Latvian Song and Dance Festival; and Elīna Prāve, Vice President of Marketing at airBaltic. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Māris Šustiņš, jewelery artist. Photo: Jānis Trekteris


Māris Auniņš, jewelery artist

The exhibition is sponsored by SIA “Alfor”, Latvia's national airline “airBaltic”, Porsche Center Riga, Live Riga, the French Institute in Latvia, Gallery Park Hotel, and P.R.A.E. Public Relations. Advertising support: “Pastaiga” magazine and “Delfi” online news service. The exhibition's collaborative partner is the Latvian National Museum of Art. 

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