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  • Nel Linssen

Twisted Pink/Purple Necklace

Christina wears Twisted Pink/Purple Necklace, 1999

Photography by: Gabriela Silveira

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Nel Linssen

Born: 1935
Place of Birth: Mook/Middelaar, Netherlands
Died: 2016

Nel Linssen always took an intuitive approach to her bracelets and necklaces made from paper; however, it is also an approach based on years of research and haptic knowledge. The relationship between wearer and viewer is paramount to Linssen’s work, its articulation on the body enhancing and highlighting the jewellery’s colours and textures. While the wearer is aware of the sensuous nature and movement of the jewellery, the viewer is drawn to the constant visual changes to the work wrought by the slightest movement of the body. The Gallery held a special relationship with the artist over three decades. We celebrated her 80th birthday in 2015.

Public Collections include:

Museum of Modern Art, Arnhem; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums; Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Handwerkspflege Bayern, Munich; Brooklyn Museum, New York; Fonds National d’Arts Contemporain, Paris; Museum of Applied Art, Oslo; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA; The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Montreal

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