“Fake News, Sensationalist Headlines, and Conspiracy Theories” Explored Through Jewelry at MAD, New York
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“Fake News and True Love: Fourteen Stories by Robert Baines” from October 16, 2018, through March 3, 2019.“The show features jewelry work by Australian artist Robert Baines and centers on 14 news stories which the artist’s jewelry serves as ‘evidenc“Fake News, Sensationalist Headlines, and Conspiracy Theories” Explored Through Jewelry at MAD, New York
“Fake News and True Love: Fourteen Stories by Robert Baines” from October 16, 2018, through March 3, 2019.“The show features jewelry work by Australian artist Robert Baines and centers on 14 news stories which the artist’s jewelry serves as ‘evidence.’ Using rings, parures, neckpieces, and bracelets, the artist highlights the constructed nature of collective history, manipulating what is accepted as truth to address the influence that fake news, sensational headlines, and the fabrication of alternative realities has on our perception of events,” the museum says.The stories in the show are crafted and “fact-checked” by the artist and span from BCE to the present day. They take into account a variety of topics such as conspiracy, forgery, celebrity, politics, and migration. According to the museum, “the jewelry and corresponding editorials together comprise unique artworks that support or question diverse moments in history, from the moon landing and the original discovery of Australia to President John F. Kennedy’s alleged infidelity,” says the museum. These stories are satirical and contain a humorous tone. The stories in “Fake News and True Love” expose ways in which a linear narrative can be a vehicle for myth, riddle, puzzle, and possible subversions of history.“At a time when the fundamental nature of reality is being challenged, we are excited to bring to MAD an exhibition that stimulates discussion surrounding what is real and what isn’t. Baines’ clever use of jewelry highlights this tension through stories that mix fact with fiction and will no doubt generate discussion among our visitors,” said MAD Assistant Curator Barbara Paris Gifford.The highlights of the exhibition include a “Ring Together Again, c. 1964 (?), c. 2010,” that points at President John F. Kennedy’s alleged affair with actress Marilyn Monroe. “A mysterious ring has been found with a note that reads ‘Jack, with Love as always from Marilyn.’ The ring is crowned with an image of Marilyn Monroe in a heart. When moved, an image of President Kennedy coyly joins her in the mirror at her side. Though not much is known about the ring, the date on the note (May 29, 1962) suggests that it could have been a birthday gift to President Kennedy!” the museum says.Robert Baines is known for shaping the fields of contemporary jewelry and jewelry history for over a span of forty years. The artist studied ancient jewelry at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and masterworks in several international institutions. Baines also teaches and maintains his own contemporary jewelry practice.“Fake News and True Love: Fourteen Stories by Robert Baines” will be on view from October 16, 2018, through March 3, 2019, at Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), 2 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10019, USA.For details, visit: https://www.blouinartinfo.com/galleryguide-venues/287223/museum-overviewClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder Louise Blouin Read more