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NEUE GALERIE ‘WIENER WERKSTÄTTE JEWELRY’ EXTENDED SEPTEMBER 1

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NEW YORK CITY — The highly popular “Weiner Werkstätte Jewelry” exhibition, at the Neue Galerie, which was originally scheduled to close on June 30, has been extended and will remain on view through September 1.

The exhibition features more than 40 precious objects drawn from public and private collections. It highlights pieces created by the Wiener Werkstätte between the firm’s inception in 1903–1920.

The Wiener Werkstätte, or Vienna Workshops, was established in 1903. The firm’s artistic co-founders, Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser, subscribed to the English Arts and Crafts ideal of exceptionally well-made objects designed by artists and executed by specialized craftsmen. Jewelry was among the first objects produced by the firm. Following the example of near contemporaries Rene Lalique and Louis Comfort Tiffany, Hoffmann and Moser shared the belief that jewelry should be valued for its artistic merit and not simply for its monetary value.

The exhibition features significant objects by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, Carl Otto Czeschka and Dagobert Peche, among others. Supplemental materials include design drawings and photographs of prominent clients, with an emphasis on fashion designer Emilie Floge, confidante of Gustav Klimt, who assembled a large collection of Wiener Werkstätte jewelry.

This is the first major museum exhibition devoted exclusively to these rare and often unique designs.

The Neue Galerie New York is at 1048 Fifth Avenue. For information, 212-628-6200 or www.neuegalerie.org.