Among the 150 specimens in "Beautiful Creatures: Jewelry Inspired by the Animal Kingdom: are creatures that fly and slither, splash and sprint, from a 1927 Tiffany swordfish to the ridiculously epic Cartier diamond bird brooch.
Venice 2021: Hong Kong’s ambition on show at the architecture biennale, while titanium sculptor Wallace Chan keeps faith with the Italian city An advert for the Biennale Architettura 2021 on Venice’s Palazzo San Giustinian in Italy. Photo: John Brunton
As the vaporetto water bus slowly steams past majestic palaces, it is evident life has not yet returned to normal in Venice. Italy may be slowly coming out of its latest lockdown but the waters of the Grand Canal remain eerily calm, and the vaporetto does not have to weave through a flotilla of gondolas and water taxis full of tourists. La Serenissima is still anxiously awaiting their return.
Lévy Gorvy: Eternal Seasons Part II
Alex Katz, Azalea on Lilac, at Lévy Gorvy’s Eternal Season: Part II
Part two of Lévy Gorvy’s Eternal Seasons opened at the end of April following the critical success of Part I, which featured Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterworks by Claude Monet, Edvard Munch and Vincent Van Gogh, juxtaposed by the magnificent jewellery sculptures by Wallace Chan. The second part explores postwar and contemporary works by international artists such as Alexander Calder, Francesco Clemente, Alex Katz, Yayoi Kusama, Andy Warhol, Joan Mitchell and more, and looks to be equally as spellbinding as the first.