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