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Galerie S O Solothurn21 Sep - 16 Dec 2023 After 20 years of dedication to contemporary jewellery and object Gallery S O is pleased to invite you to celebrate this exiting journey at Galerie S O in Solothurn. Die... Read more
Jürg Hugentobler INSIDE
Galerie S O Solothurn21 Oct - 17 Dec 2022 Der Solothurner Künstler Jürg Hugentobler zeigt einen Querschnitt durch sein Schaffen mit Objekten, Fotografien, Belichtungen, Gedankenmodellen. Ausstellungseröffnung: Freitag, 21. Oktober 18 h Künstlergespräch : Donnerstag, 10. November 19 h Am... Read more
CSM BA (Hons) Jewellery Design
Jewellery Design 202022 - 26 Sep 2021 Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design PAUSE, REWIND, PLAY an exhibition of work by the BA Jewellery design graduates of 2020. The exhibition is taking place during London... Read more
RCA Jewellery and Metal 2020
Exhibition IRL/URL15 - 29 Jul 2021 IRL/URL – Exhibition (16th - 29th July 2021) “The IRL / URL exhibition and publication harks back to the year 2020 B C* , before the birth of the reign... Read more
Christian Gonzenbach, Patrick Schätti: FIERCE TIMES
Galerie S O Solothurn31 Oct - 19 Dec 2020 FIERCE TIMEs Christian Gonzenbach Patrick Schätti Fierce Times ist ein Ausstellungs-Projekt, der beiden Genfer Künstler Christian Gonzenbach (Bildhauer) und Patrick Schätti (Schmuckdesigner). 31. Oktober - 19. Dezember 2020 Sie sind... Read more
Caroline Broadhead - ONE THING AND ANOTHER 2020
Gallery S O London4 Sep - 25 Oct 2020 Gallery S O is very pleased to announce a solo-exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Caroline Broadhead. She presents an installation of new and existing work. The title of the exhibition, One... Read more
collect 2020
Gallery S O London27 Feb - 1 Mar 2020 Gallery S O is looking forward to seeing you at this year's Collect fair 27 Feb – 1 March hosted at its new location at Somerset House, Strand, London. Exhibition:... Read more
Winter Show
Galllery S O London8 Nov 2019 - 1 Feb 2020 8 November 2019 - 2 February 2020 (Closed on festive season, from 23 December 2019 - 1 January 2020) The exhibition comprises a selection of contemporary jewellery and objects by... Read more
Esther Ernst
Galerie S O Solothurn25 Oct - 14 Dec 2019 Esther Ernst attractions vom 25. Oktober - 14. Dezember 2019 Sie sind herzlich zur Eröffnung der Ausstellung eingeladen Freitag, 25. Oktober 2019 von 19 - 21 Uhr. Künstlergepräch: Freitag, 22.... Read more
Lisa Walker
Gallery S O London4 - 27 Oct 2019 Gallery S O is very pleased to announce a solo-exhibition by jewellery artist Lisa Walker (NZL). Known for work that has questioned the very nature of jewellery – its past,... Read more
Jonathan Boyd
Gallery S O London6 - 29 Sep 2019 Gallery S O is delighted to present a solo exhibition of recent work by Jonathan Boyd together with the launch of his new book – Thoughts Between the Land and... Read more
Stone Exhibition
Gallery S O London6 Sep - 27 Oct 2019 As a pillar in the evolution of human culture, stone has equipped us with tools, weapons, and ploughs as we built under it, into it and upon it. We use... Read more
S O – LIGHT
Gallery S O London6 Jun - 28 Jul 2019 A group exhibition of current Gallery SO artists. Lin Cheung, Andi Gut, Marc Monzo, Hans Stofer, Peter Bauhuis, Kimiaki Kageyama, Manon van Kouswijk, Bernhard Schobinger, David Clarke, Simone ten Hompel... Read more
AS ABOVE, SO BELOW – Kathleen Reilly
Gallery S O London5 Apr - 26 May 2019 Gallery S O is very pleased to announce a solo-exhibition by Scottish artist and metalworker Kathleen Reilly. She presents an installation of new and existing work. The exhibition will include... Read more
Andi Gut at 66°
Gallery S O London8 Feb - 3 Mar 2019 Gallery S O is delighted to present a solo exhibition by London-based Swiss jewellery artist Andi Gut. Through the exhibited pieces one can follow the artist’s trajectory through the years.... Read more
Moonlike
Gallery S O London8 Feb - 24 Mar 2019 Gallery SO is proud to present the group exhibition Moonlike , showcasing a variety of objects and vessels made by 10 international silversmiths. Peter Bauhuis (GER), David Bielander (SUI), Rudolf... Read more
The possibility of someone - Manon van Kouswijk
Gallery S O London23 Nov 2018 - 3 Feb 2019 Gallery S O is very pleased to announce a new body of work by jewellery artist Manon van Kouswijk. This exhibition brings together a series of new works alongside existing... Read more
TRUE Bettina Speckner
GALLERY S O LONDON5 Oct - 18 Nov 2018 Gallery S O is pleased to present an new body of work by leading contemporary jeweller Bettina Speckner. The exhibition comprises work made from different photographic techniques, including photo-etchings on... Read more
Shelved: David Clarke / Tracey Rowledge
Gallery S O London7 - 30 Sep 2018 Gallery S O London is very pleased to announce a new body of artwork by David Clarke and Tracey Rowledge. 7 – 30 September 2018 Private view 6 September, 6... Read more
Closed for August 2018
GALLERY S O LONDON30 Jul - 2 Sep 2018 The Gallery is closed for August, we look forward to seeing you again in September 2018 Read more
Summer Show
Gallery S O, London1 Jun - 29 Jul 2018 A selection of jewellery and objects by leading international artists. Includes work by Lin Cheung, Marc Monzo, Sally Marsland, David Bielander, Kirsten Haydon, Ted Noten and Sophie Hanagarth. The gallery's... Read more
Czech Contemporary Jewellery
Gallery S O, London9 - 27 May 2018 Private view: Thursday 10 May, 6 - 9pm 9 - 13 May 2018 : exhibition open every day from 12-7pm during London Craft Week For the first time ever, a... Read more
Gallery Artists
Gallery S O London28 Mar - 29 Apr 2018 A selection of contemporary objects in a variety of materials, from silver to ceramic, aluminium and steel. Includes work by Peter Bauhuis, David Bielander, David Clarke, Christian Gonzenbach, Simone Ten... Read more
Collect 2018
Saatchi Gallery, London22 - 25 Feb 2018 Gallery S O will be showing at Collect 2018 (stand 2.3) the International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects. We will be presenting work by David Bielander, David Clarke, Sophie Hanagarth,... Read more
Lin Cheung: It's a Jewellery Thing
Gallery S O London2 Feb - 25 Mar 2018 Gallery S O London is very pleased to announce a solo exhibition by LIN CHEUNG IT'S A JEWELLERY THING 2 February – 25 March 2018 Private view 1st February, 6-9... Read more
Dear Thing
Gallery S O London30 Nov 2017 - 21 Jan 2018 Private view: Thursday 7 December 2017 30 December 2017 - 21 January 2018 (Closed on festive season, from 24 December 2017 - 2 January 2018) The exhibition comprises a selection... Read more
David Bielander
GALLERY S O, SOLOTHURN25 Oct - 16 Dec 2017 David Bielander Schnecken, Papiersack, Wellpappe, Schildkröte, Rose, Enzian, Sau, Scampi, Pneu, Schlange, Würste und anderes vom 25. Oktober - 16. Dezember 2017 Sie sind herzlich zur Eröffnung der Ausstellung eingeladen... Read more
Tresor 17
Messe Basel, stand B221 - 24 Sep 2017 Gallery S O will be showing at Tresor 17 the international fair for contemporary craft, at Messe Basel, from 21 – 24 September. The gallery will be showcasing work by... Read more
Gallery Artists
Gallery S O1 Sep - 20 Oct 2017 A selection of contemporary jewellery from renown international artists. Includes work by David Bielander, Lin Cheung, Christian Gonzenbach, Marc Monzó , Bernhard Schobinger, Bettina Speckner, Hans Stofer. Read more
Bernhard Schobinger
After Nature5 May - 25 Jun 2017 Gallery S O London is very pleased to announce a solo exhibition by Bernhard Schobinger After Nature 5 May – 25 June 2017 Private view 4th May, 6-9 pm “So,... Read more
Philomène Hoël
Keep It Longer21 - 30 Apr 2017 Philomène Hoël's Keep It Longer is a site-specific project which will occupy Gallery S O's two spaces for two weeks with two shows. This will include two screens, two curators and two texts.
One title: Keep It Longer.
Curated by Valentina Bin and Simina Neagu. Read more
Mah Rana: Cloudy
Gallery S O London3 Feb - 26 Mar 2017 Gallery S O is very pleased to announce Mah Rana' first solo exhibition at the gallery, including new jewellery works and a short film.
The show is a visual and material exploration on the theme of clouds, our personal connections to the jewellery we wear and the transient nature of our moods and perceptions. Read more
Collect 2017
Saatchi Gallery, London2 - 6 Feb 2017 Gallery S O will be showing at Collect 2017 (stand 5.3) the International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, at the Saatchi Gallery, London from 2 – 6 February. The gallery... Read more
FIRE WORKS
A group exhibition of contemporary ceramic art at Gallery S O4 Nov 2016 - 19 Feb 2017 Fire Works: A group exhibition of contemporary ceramic art at Gallery S O Read more
Bernhard Schobinger und Annelies Štrba : Nach der Natur
Galerie S O Solothurn21 Oct - 17 Dec 2016Read more
Gallery Artists
Gallery S O London7 - 30 Oct 2016 A group exhibition of selected contemporary jewellery from renown international artists. Read more
CHAIN
Gallery S O London8 Apr - 5 Jun 2016 Gallery S O is very pleased to announce a group exhibition about CHAIN. A series of interlinking loops joined together, the chain belies the simplicity of its construction through complex... Read more
Gallery Artists
Gallery S O London4 Feb - 30 Jun 2016Read more
artgenève
Stand C42 & B4328 - 31 Jan 2016 Gallery S O is very pleased to be representing Peter Bauhuis, David Bielander, Rudolf Bott, David Clarke, Warwick Freeman, Christian Gonzenbach, Joe Sheehan, Bettina Speckner, Hans Stofer, Annelies Štrba, Michael... Read more
artgenève : Bernhard Schobinger
Stand B4328 - 31 Jan 2016 Gallery S O is to pleased to present a solo exhbition of Bernhard Schobinger: The Rings of Saturn. For more information please follow the link to artgenève . Read more
Jewellery & Objects
Gallery S O London11 Nov 2015 - 10 Jan 2016 A celebration of what we do including work by: David Bielander, David Clarke, Christian Gonzenbach, Kirsten Haydon, Kimiaki Kageyama, Otto Künzli, Sally Marsland, Marc Monzo, Sonia Morel, Ted Noten, Bernhard... Read more
Hans Stofer : Keeping Busy
Galerie S O Solothurn23 Oct - 28 Nov 2015 Keeping Busy sind kleine Papierfingerübungen aus Magazine und Ilustrierten, welche ich auf der Busfahrt zur Arbeit oder während endlos langweiligen Meetings mit meinen blosen Händen zu kleinen Dämonen reisse. Der... Read more
Carl Clerkin & Danny Clarke : The Old Drawn Inn
Gallery S O London18 Sep - 4 Oct 2015 A Proper East End Pub - in cardboard. As part of the Shoreditch Design Triangle 2015, local boys Carl Clerkin and Danny Clarke’s installation of ‘A Proper East End Pub’... Read more
Marc Monzo : Blank
Gallery S O London4 Sep - 7 Nov 2015 Blank is a collection of objects open to interpretation, entities straddling two states. They generate dialogue between a noble material, gold, and a bare appearance, with no finish: pieces made... Read more
Brooches
Gallery S O London2 Jul - 2 Aug 2015Read more
Annelies Štrba : Video Stills from Aya & Nyima
Gallery S O London25 Jun - 2 Aug 2015 Štrba came to prominence in the early 90's with an extensive project called 'Shades of Time', started in 1974. The series depicted her family and their home near Lake Zürich,... Read more
Bernhard Schobinger : Rings of Saturn
Stedelijk Museum s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands30 May - 30 Aug 2015 The Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch, in co-junction with Gallery S O, presents Bernhard Schobinger: the Rings of Saturn. Recognised as a key figure of avant-garde contemporary jewellery, Swiss artist Bernhard Schobinger's... Read more
Collect 2015
Saatchi Gallery, London8 - 11 May 2015 Gallery S O will be showing at Collect 2015 (stand 5.3) the International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, at the Saatchi Gallery, London from 9 – 12 May. The gallery... Read more
Glen Hayward : Used sculpture
Galerie S O, Solothurn22 - 26 Apr 2015 Gastkünstler aus Neuseeland im Alten Spital Solothurn. Preisträger 2014 des “Kaipara Foundation Wallace Arts Trust Award“ Read more
Bettina Speckner : Subjects and Objects
Gallery S O London2 Apr - 31 May 2015 Jeweller Bettina Speckner's new work combines strong graphic forms - the vase shape, the human profile, the oval of a traditional brooch - with photographic imagery and solid objects. She... Read more
Bernhard Schobinger : The Rings of Saturn
Gallery S O London5 - 29 Mar 2015 'Through his departure from traditional jewellery, Bernhard Schobinger denies jewellery its function as a status symbol and makes it into a vehicle for expressing a universal critical voice. The ring... Read more
Simone ten Hompel : Three Dimensional Traces
Gallery S O London5 Feb - 5 Apr 2015 'Traces have a notion of someone having been there. Traces convey memory, or demarcate or simply leave a mark. Traces can be read and interpreted, however that meaning depends on... Read more
Peter Bauhuis : Armillaria
Gallery S O London4 Dec 2014 - 4 Jan 2015 Armillaria - Honey Fungus - becomes a metaphor for the network of unseen influences and inspirations that feed Bauhuis' work, shown here alongside new cast vessels, and jewellery. Read more
Francisco Paco Carrascosa : Johnnie Walker on the beach
Gallery S O London1 - 12 Oct 2014 As part of Photomonth, East London Photography Festival, Gallery S O London presents an exhibition and book launch of Francisco Paco Carrascosa's Johnnie Walker on the Beach. 'As a 'paparazzo... Read more
Gallery Artists
Gallery S O London4 - 28 Sep 2014Read more
Brick Lane Summer Exhibition
Gallery S O London3 Jul - 3 Aug 2014 Exhibited Artists: David Clarke, Leo Fitzmaurice, Christian Gonzenbach, Marian Hoskings, Kimiaki Kageyama, Sally Marsland, Marc Monzo, Joe Sheehan, Hans Stofer, Warwick Freeman. Read more
Bernhard Schobinger : Rings of Saturn
Manchester Art Gallery5 Jun - 19 Oct 2014 Schobinger is one of the most artistically inspiring contemporary jewellery artists, whose work over the last 45 years has revolutionised jewellery making. Through his departure from traditional jewellery, Bernhard Schobinger... Read more
Collect 2014
Saatchi Gallery, London9 - 12 May 2014 Gallery S O will be showing at Collect 2014 (stand 5.3) the International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, at the Saatchi Gallery, London from 9 – 12 May. The gallery... Read more
The Other Side
Gallery S O London2 May - 22 Jun 2014 Jewellery & Objects from Australia and New Zealand Read more
Kimiaki Kageyama : Still Flowers
Gallery S O London4 - 27 Apr 2014 Gallery S O is very pleased to announce a solo exhibition of Japanese Master Goldsmith Kimiaki Kageyama. Read more
Hans Stofer : String Theory
Gallery S O London7 Mar - 20 Apr 2014 Gallery S O is pleased to present String Theory, an exhibition of new work by Hans Stofer. In this series of three-dimensional collages, the tension and balance between string and... Read more
Leo Fitzmaurice : Post Match
Gallery S O London6 Dec 2013 - 26 Jan 2014 Solo show by Leo Fitzmaurice (2011 Northern Art Prize winner), lying somewhere between sculpture, craft and the activity of collecting. Read more
Annelies Štrba : Selected Works 2002 – 2012
Gallery S O London11 Oct - 24 Nov 2013 Solo show by Swiss photographer Annelies Štrba Read more
Carl Clerkin : The other way
Gallery S O London6 - 29 Sep 2013 Gallery S O is very pleased to announce a solo exhibition by furniture designer Carl Clerkin Read more
Sven Sachsalber : You are not Alone
Gallery S O London7 Jun - 21 Jul 2013 Solo show by performance artist Sven Sachsalber (winner Premio New York, 2013) Read more
David Bielander : Koi for Joy
Gallery S O London3 May - 30 Jun 2013 Pig, snake, rat, beetle, tyre, sausage, prawn; the subjects of David Bielander's figurative jewellery are readily recognisable - a selection of archetypes which could be derived from a child's illustrated primer. Bielander is not interested in animals per se, but uses them for their universal accessibility, a category of simple concepts, readily recognised and identified. They are the hooks to draw us into a relationship with the work: the incongruity of wearing slug or pig or sausage prompts comment, demands debate, precipitates social interaction. And perhaps their status as contemporary jewellery pieces is initially overlooked in this process, to the artist's great satisfaction. At first these works with their different materials and approaches seem the product of an extraordinarily diverse practice, but there is an absolute consistency of vision here: David Bielander's work is underpinned by an integrity of design and a knowing purpose which observes the conventions of adornment and the desire to communicate, whilst presenting a unique aesthetic, startling in its graphic clarity.
For all their controversial engagement with representation, these objects are designed for the body; it is of utmost importance that they are wearable and comfortable, react well with the wearers, and give them pleasure. The surface of the helical 'Koi', for example, is made up of what we recognise instantly to be thumbtacks; we know them to be sharp, but the bracelet is articulated and flexible, lined with the softest of leathers to make the koi a joy to wear.
For Bielander, the material, however surprising and unconventional, is very much at the service of the object, and is selected not for its value but for its graphic appropriateness: a low grade steel spoon for the Dung Beetle, for example, cut and manipulated without loss of substance, enables an alchemical metamorphosis, from spoon to beetle. Bielander makes beautifully crafted objects, but wishes the delight of recognising and connecting with them to be removed from ideas of workmanship or of effort, or of the value of craft. Thus the patinated surface treatment of the Slug belies the fact that it is formed of beaten sterling silver, a delicate cupped shape given a sluggish sheen.
Bielander's work comes to London at a time when the graphic pop art of Roy Lichtenstein is enjoying renewed prominence. Like Lichtenstein, Bielander makes works which are deceptively simple, presented in a clear, pared-down language derived from archetypes, cartoons and signs. In his hands, commonplace imagery is raised to a higher purpose, through refinement and balance of design, careful manipulation of context, and sheer confidence of delivery. His work finesses the ordinary into something remarkable. Read more
David Clarke : Spare Parts
Gallery S O London5 Apr - 26 May 2013 GALLERY S O London is showing the latest collection of objects by artist David Clarke. Clarke is hard to categorise within the canon of metalworkers: a maverick, humorist, and risk-taker. Read more
Fix Fix Fix
Gallery S O London15 Feb - 24 Mar 2013 Group exhibition curated by Glenn Adamson of British and international artists and makers. Read more
Chamber of Wonder : International Art Jewellery
Gallery S O London7 Dec 2012 - 27 Jan 2013 To coincide with the Design Museum's survey show Unexpected Pleasures: The Art and Design of Contemporary Jewellery, GALLERY S O London presents Chamber of Wonder.
While the term 'cultural resistance' has become synonymous with the world of social sciences in the 1970s, new energies emerged elsewhere. From the sub, counter and resistance cultures exciting developments in contemporary jewellery blossomed and a fresh identifiable movement among designers and makers of the day was born. The work asked questions about the cultural meanings of gender, material value and the intimate relationship between the object and body. Wearable pieces were made to rethink social rituals and stereotypes and queried the notion of how and why we adorn ourselves.
Following in the spirit of this movement Chamber of Wonder shows the work of current designer makers united by their irreverence of traditional notions of luxury jewellery and a curiosity for reinterpreting objects found and fashioned to wear. From Bernhard Schobinger's choker of hexagon rock crystal slabs linked with fine gold to Hans Stofer's renovated skipping rope necklace with timeworn handles, or David Bielander's silky, silver garlic bulb pendant, the works in the show celebrate the diverse expressions of the genre and offer fresh alternatives to the 'proper' function of jewellery. Read more
Manuel Vilhena : Miss Amelia & 1000 Rings
Gallery S O London2 Nov - 2 Dec 2012 Based on Manuel Vilhena's story of 'Miss Amelia' as well as the ancient book of Arabian Nights, GALLERY S O presents Miss Amelia + 1001 Rings.
Similarly driven by story-telling is 1001 Rings, an installation of 1001 blackened silver rings that alludes to the renowned collection of Arabic folktales. Vilhena interprets the stories as rings - to be given in exchange for the wearer's tale - and that wear over time to reveal the polished silver beneath.
United by the use of narrative, Miss Amelia + 1001 Rings use story-telling as a device to inspire and navigate through the work. Read more
Helen Britton : Industrial II
Gallery S O London4 May - 30 Jun 2012 A tiny girl stands in an enormous factory. They are casting steel: steel for ships, steel for the mines. Nearby the ships will be built; that she knows. The steel... Read more
Pe Lang : Moving Parts
Gallery S O London2 Mar - 8 Apr 2012 Solo show by Pe Lang, including machines and a kinetic site-specific installation. Read more
David Bielander
Gallery S O Solothurn26 Feb - 24 Mar 2012 to be is to do Sokrates to do is to be Platon do be do be do Sinatra Read more
22 Bricks at a Time
Gallery S O London2 Dec 2011 - 29 Jan 2012 Contemporary metalwork and jewellery by 22 international artists:
Peter Bauhuis, David Bielander, Rudolf Bott, Helen Britton, David Clarke, Christian Gonzenbach, Andi Gut, Therese Hilbert, Simone ten Hompel, Kimiak Kageyama, Manon van Kouswijk, Otto Kunzli, Mark Monzo, Sonia Morel, Ted Noten, Mah Rana, Michael Rowe, Fabrice Schaefer, Bernhard Schobinger, Hans Stofer, Manuel Vilhena, Lisa Walker. Read more
Collect Rocks, Plant Flag
Gallery S O London4 - 27 Nov 2011 Exhibited artists: David Bielander, Alexander Blank, Gemma Draper, Manon van Kouswijk, Benjamin Lignel, Sari Liimatta, Marc Monzo. Read more
Silver-Where?
Gallery S O London9 Sep - 2 Oct 2011 In Tandem presents Silver-where? an exhibition exploring a maker's experience of the everyday through an installation of reinterpreted and remade domestic objects. We are surrounded by a mass of stuff... Read more
Lisa Walker: Wearable
Gallery S O London24 Jun - 24 Jul 2011 Lisa Walker's jewellery can be seen like a continuous and playful study about the disproportion of wearing and the elasticity of extremes between ugliness and beauty. Walker purposely uses the... Read more
Multiples
Gallery S O Solothurn20 May - 18 Jun 2011 Specially commissioned by Gallery S O, 21 International Artists respond to the concept of multiples: Peter Bauhuis, David Bielander, Helen Britton, David Clarke, Iris Eichenberg, Andreas Fabian, Christian Gonzenbach, Andi... Read more
Bernhard Schobinger
Gallery S O London6 May - 19 Jun 2011 Recognised as a key figure of avant-garde contemporary jewellery, Bernhard Schobinger's subversive approach to making spans more than forty years and has earned him a reputation for rebellious innovation. His... Read more
Urs Lüthi : 'Art is the better life'
Gallery S O London4 Mar - 24 Apr 2011 Solo show by Swiss conceptual artists Urs Lüthi. Read more