“Gates of Transition”
Biennale – Collective Temporary Exhibition of Contemporary Studio Jewelry
29 May – 30 November 2025
ILJMuseum, Temporary Exhibition Hall
100 International & Greek Artists
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The ILJMuseum presents the new collective temporary exhibition of Contemporary Studio Jewelry titled “Gates of Transition.”
The exhibition is the latest version of the established Biennale of Contemporary Artistic Jewelry, featuring over 100 Greek and international artists.
Established jewelry artists from 20 countries create brooches and small sculptural objects, highlighting the uniqueness and ingenuity of artistic craftsmanship, reflecting contemporary trends in decorative arts.
The Hellenic Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, inaugurated the new temporary Biennale Studio Jewelry Exhibition titled “Gates of Transition,” organized by the Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum with the participation of 100 artists from 20 countries.
Book your Curator’s Tour: +30 210 92 21 044 , educational@lalaounis-jewelrymuseum.gr
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Introduction
The exhibition presents recent creations of 100+ Greek and international artists, offering a unique opportunity to discover the diversity and innovation in the field of contemporary artistic jewelry. From Argentina to the USA, the UK, and Spain, from Italy to Turkey, South Africa, Australia, and Greece the diversity of the participants highlights subject matter, techniques and materials that combine creativity, innovation, and sustainability, while simultaneously reflect each artist’s personal expression. Brooches and small sculptural objects showcase the uniqueness and ingenuity of the creators, reflecting contemporary trends in jewelry and decorative arts. The “Gates of Transition” reflect the current characteristics of creators in the field of contemporary art in respect to social changes and by their artistic maturity.
AROUND THE WORLD WITH 100 ARTISTS
Arranged in loosely chronological and geographical order, each work explores the art of studio jewelry during the past year or so. The topic allowed individuals to be devoted to a single work of art, created in a particular place or a moment in time, a specific medium or a shared creative idea. “Gates” become metaphorically the mechanism to explore transition between the past and present. Contemporary artistic jewelry relies on instinct, and on the quality of its handcraft fabrication. Regardless of the aesthetic result, the artistic traits from this exhibition are changed and are used as a research material for new generations and enrich our cultural heritage. At the museum, we examine this type of jewelry for more than three decades, studying and suggesting different ways to explore educational possibilities both for local and international artists and audiences. The Biennale unites artists every two years, displaying a creative network to engage with the public and vice versa. Artists tend to forge a visual language inspired from diverse sources; including pop culture, political revolutions, religious beliefs, or just explore how materials can be manipulated by constant experimentation. The installation evokes diversity while artists’ statements bring in new ideas to explore.
Participating Greek Artists
ΑΓΓΕΛΙΔΗΣ ΑΓΓΕΛΟΣ, ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΑΔΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΑ, ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ ΜΑΡΙΑ, ΑΡΓΥΡΙΟΥ ΚΩΣΤΑΣ, ΒΑΡΩΤΣΟΣ ΚΩΣΤΑΣ, ΒΟΓΚΛΗ ΓΙΩΤΑ, ΓΡΗΓΟΡΙΑΔΟΥ ΕΛΠΙΔΑ, ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΑΔΟΥ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΑ, ΔΙΠΛΑΡΗ ΑΓΓΕΛΙΚΑ, ΖΑΡΑΡΗ ΣΟΦΙΑ, ΖΉΝΗΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣ, ΘΑΛΑΣΣΗ ΕΥΘΑΛΙΑ, ΚΑΡΑΜΠΑΜΠΑ ΧΡΙΣΤΙΝΑ, ΚΑΡΑΓΕΩΡΓΗ ΤΙΝΑ, ΚΑΡΑΓΙΩΡΓΟΥ ΙΩΑΝΝΑ, ΚΑΡΑΚΩΣΤΑΣ ΝΙΚΟΣ, ΚΑΡΑΜΙΧΑΛΗ ΧΑΡΑ, ΚΑΡΡΑ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΑ, ΚΑΡΥΣΤΙΝΟΥ ΜΑΡΙΑ, ΚΕΚΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑ, ΚΟΥΤΜΑΝΗ ΜΑΡΙΑ, ΚΡΙΚΟΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΑ, ΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΥ ΣΤΕΛΛΑ, ΛΑΛΑΟΥΝΗ ΜΑΡΙΑ, ΛΕΙΒΑΔΑ ΙΟΛΗ, ΛΕΟΝΤΗ ΜΑΡΙΝΑ, ΜΑΝΕΣΗ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΑ, ΜΑΣΤΟΡΗ ΜΑΡΙΑ, ΜΟΜΦΕΡΑΤΟΥ ΕΣΜΕΡΑΛΔΑ, ΜΟΥΣΤΑΚΟΥΔΗ ΜΑΙΡΗ-ΖΩΗ, ΜΠΑΚΟΓΙΑΝΝΑΚΗΣ ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ, ΜΠΑΛΩΜΕΝΟΥ ΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΑ, ΜΠΟΥΤΑΡΗ-ΛΑΛΑΟΥΝΗ ΛΙΛΑ, ΜΥΡΟΓΙΑΝΝΗ ΜΑΡΓΑΡΙΤΑ, ΝΙΝΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΛΙΝΑ, ΞΕΙΠΠΑ ΕΛΛΗ, ΠΑΛΑΜΑΡΗΣ ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ, ΠΑΝΤΑΖΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ ΔΕΣΠΟΙΝΑ, ΠΑΠΑΓΙΑΝΝΗ ΑΛΚΗΣΤΙΣ, ΠΑΤΤΙΧΗ ΛΙΑΝΑ, ΠΡΕΒΕ ΛΙΛΥ, ΣΑΡΑΦΗ ΜΑΡΙΑ, ΣΤΥΛΙΑΝΟΥ ΝΙΚΗ, TASSA, ΤΕΛΙΡΤΣΙΔΟΥ ΜΑΡΙΑΝΘΗ, ΤΖΙΩΓΑ ΓΙΩΤΑ, ΤΟΥΛΟΥΜΙΔΗ ΒΙΒΗ, ΤΣΙΓΑΡΙΔΑΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ, ΤΣΙΜΠΙΣΚΑΚΗ ΜΑΡΙΑ, ΦΕΡΟΥΣΗ ΕΥΓΕΝΙΑ, ΨΩΜΑ ΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΑ, ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΑΚΗ ΔΩΡΑ, ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΑΚΗ ΜΑΡΙΕΛΕΝΑ, ΧΑΤΖΗΘΕΟΔΩΡΟΥ ΘΕΟΔΩΡΑ
Participating International Artists
AGABIGUM MELIS (USA), ARGENTIERI HEBE (ARGENTINA), BARBOSA SUSANA (PORTUGAL), BLAKE HEATHER (UK), BUSNEL ISABELLE (FRANCE), CANEVA MARIE (FRANCE), CIBOTTI ELVIRA (ARGENTINA), CINDOROUK ELA (TURKEY), CIOBANU ANGELA (ROMANIA), COLECCHIA MARA (ITALY), CURRELI STEPHANIA (ITALY), DANTAS TERESA (MOZAMBIQUE), EDWARDS CLEM (AUSTRALIA), FORD STEVEN (USA), FORLANO DAVID (USA), FRIEDMAN YAEL (ISRAEL), GADANO FABIANA (ARGENTINA), GOUTOS CORRINA (USA), JUHLIN PAXTON (USA), KELLY SONYA (AUSTRALIA), KOSKER JOSHUA (USA), MARTINEZ CASSANDRE (FRANCE), MTHETHWA KHANYA (SOUTH AFRICA), NUNO CRISTINA (SPAIN), OLIVEIRA TELMA (PORTUGAL), ONOFRIO JUDY (USA), PENA MABEL (ARGENTINA), PINA ANA (PORTUGAL), PORTELANCE SHARON (USA), RAPOPORT DEBRA (USA), ROGGEMAN ALAIN (BURUNDI), ROMBOLA ROSALBA (ITALY), ROY ANDERSON KARIN (SWEDEN), SALLIN LAURIANE (SWITZERLAND), SCHOCKEN DEGANIT (ISRAEL), SHAHAK SARA (ISRAEL), TOLVANEN TERHI (FINLAND), ZIMMERMANN PETRA (AUSTRIA)
HOMMAGE – THE EXHIBITION PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF
BRUNO MARTINAZZI
TONI SNYDER – GOESSLER
STAVROULA KAZIALE
CORINNA KOUTOUZI
MAROULINA
TAKIS
THEODOROS
SOFIA VARI