A new exhibition titled "Artists’ Jewelry: From Cubism to Pop, the Diane Venet Collection" has opened at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida. It features over 150 pieces of artist-designed jewelry from the personal collection of Diane Venet, including works by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Alexander Calder, and Yoko Ono, displayed alongside about sixty companion works from the museum's permanent collection.
The exhibition matters because it offers a rare opportunity to see how major modern and contemporary artists translated their visual language into wearable, miniature forms, revealing their creative range and personal relationships. By juxtaposing jewelry with paintings and sculptures, the show deepens public understanding of these artists' oeuvres and highlights the role of collecting as a form of artistic dialogue and friendship.