Image series 06 / 2026: Female Artists' Jewellery
Art and Jewellery Design
2 February 2026
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By: Bettina Pfleging
Artistic trends of the time are reflected in the jewellery designs of female artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. They are always in close dialogue with the respective artistic practice of their creators. Some works translate conceptual approaches into wearable forms such as jewellery as an idea or memory. Others tell personal stories about identity, role models, closeness or provocation. Many of them are miniature works of art with an unmistakable design language.
The extent to which the female perspective can change our understanding of jewellery is the focus of this exhibition, which showcases 113 works by 45 internationally renowned female artists.
„From Louise Bourgeois to Yoko Ono. Jewellery by Female Artists“
21 November 2025 until 26 April 2026, Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln
Meret Oppenheim. Pelzarmband, 1836, Pelz, Kupfer, 8 cm, Paris; Digitale Diathek, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Institut für Kunstgeschichte
Georgia O’Keeffe. Eagle Claw and Bean Necklace, 1934, Kohle, Papier, 48,3 × 63,8 cm, New York; ArteMIS, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Kunsthistorisches Institut
Renate Heintze. Halskette, 1966; BURG Archiv, Hochschule für Kunst und Design Burg Giebichstein
Jenny Holzer. Fingerring With you inside me comes the know-ledge of my death, 1994; Upload-Datenbank, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre
Louise Bourgeois. Spider Brooch, 1996 / 2005, Gold, Paris; Upload-Datenbank, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre
Sabine Klarner. Halskette Leviathan, 1997; Diathek online, Universität Trier, Fach Kunstgeschichte
Alicja Kwade. Kette mit Anhänger „Das Goldene Näschen", 2021; Upload-Datenbank, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre
Helen Britton. Collier All the beautiful colours I could find, 2023; Upload-Datenbank, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre
