Credits: Article and images by Felix Scholz @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/cartier-crystallization-of-time-exhibition/
This side-by-side pairing allows the viewer to see the evolution of Cartier’s style and how the past informs current practice. In many cases this is quite a subtle evolution — you need to check the catalgoue desccriptions to see if a necklace is from 1932 or 2022 — with the clearest ‘tells’ being the qaulity of the stones and some of the techniques utilised.
Another remarkable thing about this exhibition is that, thanks to the exceptional nature of many of the pieces, they have been loaned to the exhibition by the owners. While many of the attributions are to the Cartier Collection, plenty more are from private collections, some anonymous, and some named. It’s a telling reminder that as well as existing in time, these objects exist in the world and are worn and loved, as they should be.
Credits: Article and images by Felix Scholz @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/cartier-crystallization-of-time-exhibition/