2 Extraordinary Jewelry Exhibitions: JAR in NYC & Bulgari in SF

Even though I usually write about contemporary art, I wanted to highlight two extraordinary jewelry exhibitions which are on view in the U.S. right now. In New York, Jewels by JAR just opened at the Met. In San Francisco, The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, 1950-1990 will be on display at the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park through March 9, 2014.

http://metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/jewels-by-jar

http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/exhibitions/art-bulgari-la-dolce-vita-beyond-1950-1990

Robert Mangold at Pace Prints

The Robert Mangold show at Pace Prints is an exquisite gem of new and historical works. The prints from his new series, Framed Square with Open Center A and B, 2013, are featured along with the Attic Series.
For over two decades, I have admired Mangold for his dexterity in creating paintings and prints that are beautifully complex in their architectural virtuosity, form and color. The quietly powerful aesthetic of a master painter and printmaker is again on display in this Pace exhibition. See the show before it closes on November 30th!

Pace Prints
32 E. 57th St., 3rd Fl.
New York, NY 10022
http://www.paceprints.com/2013/robert-mangold

Who will join the Balloon Dog Club this week?

This Tuesday, November 12th, Christie's will offer Balloon Dog (Orange), which has an estimate of $35 million to $55 million. Jeff Koons created five balloon dogs in this series and the future owner will join an elite club of collectors.
Also pay close attention to the Francis Bacon triptych, Three Studies of Lucian Freud, and Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes Bild (809-1), which are both "estimate on request" and in the same evening sale.
If you need a break from the auction house madness, go see the Ad Reinhardt show at David Zwirner (see previous post).

Ad Reinhardt at David Zwirner

There is so much great art to view this month in NYC. However, one show is truly exceptional: Ad Reinhardt at David Zwirner. The superlative display of Reinhardt's black paintings, which have not been on view together since the '91 retro at MOMA, is sensational. Today, Robert Storr, the curator of the show, gave a tour of the exhibition, which also includes cartoons and photographic slides. Chuck Close was in attendance as well as the artist's widow and a former student. Storr, who is one of the most influential art historians and curators in the U.S., encouraged the art crowd to view the paintings more than once to truly absorb their magnificence. The show is on view through December 18, 2013. Do not miss it.

David Zwirner
537 W. 20th St.
New York, NY 10011
http://davidzwirner.com