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ArtSpeaks: The Intersection of Art and Jewelry
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Ghislain d'Humieres,
Tiffany Dubin
Photo Credit:
Annie Watt Agency
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ArtSpeaks: The Intersection of Art and
Jewelry
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Tiffany Dubin appeared before a
glittering audience in West Palm Beach
at the Norton Museum on Friday April 25
for ArtSpeaks: The Intersection of Art
and Jewelry. Ghislain d’Humieres, Norton
Director and CEO, introduced Dubin and a
conversation which covered the evolution
of jewelry in the 20th century, and how
conventional roles changed, breaking
jewelry from tradition to become a form
of artistic expression, and a canvas for
painters and sculptors to re-imagine
what jewelry could be. |
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“Tonight we’ll see a new way of looking
at both art and jewelry history… Jewelry
is a mirror of its time. It’s a medium
where personal identity, artistic
experimentation, and cultural change
converge”, shared Dubin. “Beginning with
Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom
and the British Dominions, Empress of
India, and the Belle Époque movement,
we’ll look through the rise of the Paris
courtesans to icons such as Sarah
Bernhardt, Marlene Dietrich, Elsa
Schiaparelli, Peggy Guggenheim, and
Sheikha Moza of Qatar. The women who
wore these works were not only muses,
but collaborators and cultural
barometers. Their jewelry mirrored their
times—pushing boundaries, provoking
thought, and embodying art in motion.
This transformative era saw artists—from
René Jules Lalique to 1920s interwar
figures like Jean Dunand, Surrealists of
the 1930s such as Alberto Giacometti,
Max Ernst, Meret Oppenheim, and Salvador
Dalí, followed by Pablo Picasso,
Alexander Calder, and Man Ray, and
finally postwar sculptors like César
and Bernar Venet—challenge traditional
notions of adornment, elevating jewelry
from decorative object to powerful
artistic expression.” |
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The sold out auditorium included James
de Givenchy, Mark Gennerman, Pamela
Gross, Jane Lauder, Michael Penn, Regan
Rohde, Carol and Joel Schwalb, Sara
Weintraub, Pam Taylor Yates, and Jessica
Zirinis. Following the talk, Amy Hoadley
hosted a private dinner in Dubin’s honor
at Club Colette. |
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Tiffany Dubin is a specialist at the
intersection of jewelry, art, and
fashion, with over two decades of
experience spanning auction houses,
curatorial work, and retail innovation.
At Sotheby’s, she created and led the
landmark auction Art as Jewelry as Art,
establishing a new category for
artist-made jewelry and spotlighting
wearable works by Alexander Calder, Man
Ray, Salvador Dalí, Lucio Fontana, and
Picasso. As Sotheby’s Artist Jewelry
Specialist, she played a pivotal role in
redefining the boundaries between fine
art and adornment. Tiffany also founded
Sotheby’s Fashion Department,
transforming it into a successful profit
center by curating sales that celebrated
20th-century couture, ready-to-wear,
photography, illustration, and
accessories—bridging fashion with the
decorative arts. She continues to speak
and collect internationally. |
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