LOOT! 2010 Debuts at 2 Columbus Circle October 20th
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LOOT is MAD's biennial juried exhibition and sale of one-of-a-kind contemporary art jewelry, created by acclaimed American and international artists. This year’s event – the first LOOT in the new 2 Columbus Circle Galleries -- will be held October 20th- 26th. It will open with a Gala evening preview on Wednesday, October 20th to benefit the Museum’s exhibition and education programs.
A full weekend of programs will accompany the exhibition and sale in the second floor design galleries including curatorial lectures, panel discussions with experts and designers, artists’ talks and workshop demonstrations in the MAD artists’ studios. Special family focused hands-on workshops will be held on the weekend.
For further information please contact Rebekka Grossman at 212.299.7712 or rebekka.grossman@madmuseum.org.
The exhibition and sale continue from Thursday, October 21 to Tuesday, October 26 during regular museum hours. LOOT will also be open on Monday, October 25 from 11am - 6pm.
Please click here for more information on Exploring LOOT on Saturday, October 23.
LOOT Committee
Michele Cohen, CHAIR
Donna Schneier, CHAIR
Robert Lee Morris, VICE CHAIR
Grace Ann Agostino
Meredith Bernstein
Marian Burke
Hope Byer
Cecily Carson
Kathy Chazen
Joni Maya Cherbo
Marcia Docter
Lisa Orange Elson
Sandy Grotta
Ann Kaplan
Wendy Tarlow Kaplan
Sharon Karmazin
Jane Koryn
Laura Kruger
Brenda Levin
Pam Levine
Susan Grant Lewin
Nancy Olnick
Laura Oskowitz
Bryna Pomp
Tobi Rubenstein Schneier
Gail Shields-Miller
Barbara Karp Shuster
Ruth Siegel
Daniella Ohad Smith
Angela Sun
Ellen Taubman
The Artists
Over 60 artists, representing some fifteen different countries, have agreed to participate in LOOT. Over 2,000 pieces will be on view and for sale during the run of the exhibition. A special focus of LOOT 2010 will be the work of fifteen Dutch artists including Beppe Kessler, Iris Nieuwenburg, and Truike Verdegaal. Many participating Dutch artists will be in attendance.
Representing a diverse group of established and emerging artists, Dutch jewelers present new forms of jewelry that are independent of traditional concepts of jewelry. While maintaining the country's deserved reputation for outstanding mastery of technique and materials, the artists continue to experiment in creative and spirited designs using innovative materials. Neckpieces, brooches, bracelets, earrings and rings will intrigue and dazzle collectors through imaginative designs that at once acknowledge the past but express the best in contemporary conceptual and technical concerns.
Artists from across the US, Europe, and Asia will display and sell their unique pieces during LOOT including Anastasia Azure, Gail Bird and Yazzie Johnson, Pat Flynn, John Iversen, Jocelyn Kolb, Yong Joo Kim, Verma Nequatewa, Joyce Scott, Jennifer Trask, Giorgio Vigna, and Kiwon Wang. Pieces range in price from $300 to $30,000 with an average price of $2,500-$3,000. Traditional materials such as platinum, gold, silver and diamonds and gem stones will be used, as well as experimental ones such as rubber, glass, steel, plastics, lucite, and semi-precious stones, often within a single design.
Artist Contributors
Artists from the Netherlands
Paul Beelen
Mieke Groot
Beppe Kessler
Susanne Klemm
Birgit Laken
Jet Mous
Iris Nieuwenburg
Evert Nijland
Tjep (Frank Tjepkema)
Mecky van den Brink
Truike Verdegaal
Francis Willemstijn
Henk Wolvers
Native American Artists
Gail Bird and Yazzie Johnson
Richard and Jared Chavez
The Tsosie Gaussoin Family
Darrell Jumbo
Verma Nequatewa
Pat Pruitt
Maria Samora
Cody Sanderson
Robin Waynee
Participating Artists:
Anastasia Azure
Masako Ban
Chus Burés
Hee Bang Chang
Betty Cooke
Nirit Dekel
Yaron Elyasi
Sandra Enterline
Virginia Estrada
Pat Flynn
Maria Rosa Franzin
Suzanne Golden
Gabrielle Gould
Liz Hamman
William Harper
Ji-Hee Hong
Aki Ichiriki
Hildegund Ilkerl, courtesy of Mostly Glass
John Iversen
Svenja John
Yong Joo Kim
Jocelyn Kolb
Shana Kroiz
Gabriele Malek, courtesy of Mostly Glass
Mallory May
Bruce Metcalf, courtesy of Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Giuliana Michelotti
Robert Lee Morris
Monica Nesseler
Harold O’Connor
Barbara Packer
Joan Parcher
Renzo Pasquale
Kim Rawdin
Ruth Reifen
Kait Rhoads
Erica Rosenfeld
Lauren S. Schott
Joyce J. Scott
Jennifer Trask
Giorgio Vigna
Takashi Wada
Kiwon Wang
Sissi Westerberg
Jung-Gyu Yi
Sayumi Yokouchi
Special thanks to Event Chairs Michele Cohen and Donna Schneier and Vice Chair Robert Lee Morris.
LOOT is made possible in part by Chubb Personal Insurance and The Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam, and with public funds from the Netherlands Cultural Services.
MAD would also like to acknowledge Pam Levine, President, Levine Design Group, NYC in collaboration with Bruce Thompson, Bruce Thompson Creative for taking the lead on the LOOT exhibition design and layout. Additional thanks to Johnson & Johnson, Ellen Taubman and Barbara Tober.
Please review our health and safety protocols before you arrive. MAD strongly recommends all visitors six months and older are vaccinated against Covid-19 and visitors ages two and up wear face coverings, even if vaccinated. Thank you for your cooperation.