Ana Khouri: Jewels as Art Exhibition at Phillips Auction House

Exhibition
London, September 2019

This full retrospective of Ana Khouri’s work is the first show of its kind ever held in London. Comprising more than sixty-five pieces, this exhibition clearly defines her place as one of the most influential jewelry designers of her generation.

Khouri has many facets. Her talent recognized early, she spent her formative years between New York City and her native Brazil, where she earned a Bachelor in Fine Arts specializing in sculpture. Throughout this period, she developed her interest in the body as a sculptural medium. More precisely, she explored all of the myriad ways that a piece can take shape on the wearer, and the balance the work creates with the body.

In all dimensions of her work since, Khouri has sought to reimagine the creative possibilities of both sculpture and jewelry. The compelling works in this exhibition to the line between the two. They speak to her inspired pursuit for simplicity and purity, as well as her steadfast devotion to experiment in the liminal space between the traditional and the contemporary.

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