International exhibition of contemporary jewellery
Opening: March 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
at JCC Shenzhen International Contemporary Jewellery Center
The exhibition runs until June 21, 2026
Opening hours: Friday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
FORMS OF CONTEMPORARY HERITAGE
An overview of Italian contemporary jewellery and its relationship with tradition, everyday life, artistic practices, and the original skills of authors working within an international context. Together, heritage of high craftsmanship and design interact with the forms of wearable art.
Starting from a reflection on the meaning of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), according to the UNESCO definition, this exhibition aims to offer an overview of the forms of contemporary heritage expressed through the culture of research-based jewellery.
Intangible Cultural Heritage, according to UNESCO’s general definition, seeks to recognize human assets that are traditional, contemporary, and living, since “intangible cultural heritage does not only represent inherited traditions from the past, but also contemporary [rural and urban] practices in which diverse cultural groups take part.”
The works exhibited in this context express a “community” operating within a dynamic framework, influenced by all the elements of the context in which these artists practice, linked to their background, professional skills, and their relationship with the contemporary jewellery community, composed of professionals and an increasingly wide audience of culture and art enthusiasts. History, heritage, and research in high craftsmanship play a fundamental role in the multiple forms of contemporary jewellery.
AGC Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo
Non-profit organization founded in Trieste in 2004 to promote research-based jewellery through constructive and synergistic dialogue with national artistic realities and in close connection with the international community.
Today it is widespread throughout Italy, with its base between Milan and Padua, and includes numerous members from other countries such as Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Poland, Mexico, Japan, China, and Korea.
It is open to jewellery professionals, designers, students, schools, and galleries, as well as researchers, scholars, and collectors.
AGC promotes quality and spreads the culture of contemporary jewellery through exhibitions, seminars, research projects, and publications, encouraging methodological approaches based on sharing and collaboration.
FORMS OF CONTEMPORARY HERITAGE
International Exhibition by AGC – Italian Association for Contemporary Jewellery
Puyuan Fashion Resort (Shanghai, CN)
International Jewellery Art and Design Biennale
November 22, 2025 – February 22, 2026
JCC Shenzhen, CN
March 21 – June 21, 2026
Other venues | to be defined
AGC Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo
Curator: Eliana Negroni
Academic Director: SUN Jie, Dean at College of Fashion and Design, Donghua University, Shanghai
JCC Director: CHEN Youtong
JCC Art Director: CAI Xingyun
ARTISTS LIST
Annamaria Zanella (guest artist), Jivan Astfalck, Sara Barbanti, Raquel Bessudo, Maura Biamonti, Annarita Bianco, Alice Biolo, Roberta Consalvo Sances, Corrado De Meo, Clara Del Papa, Ylenia Deriu, FLUXIS | Mariangela Murgia and Alberto Catalano, Maria Rosa Franzin, Stefano Fronza, Lucilla Giovanninetti, Xiaozhe Huang, Mari Ishikawa, Letizia Maggio, Gigi Mariani, Lieta Marziali, Simona Materi, Mineri Matsuura, Boglárka Mázsi, Militsa Milenkova, Francesca Mo, Sogand Nobahar, Mariagiorgia Pacini, Liana Pattihis, Rosina Payan Pecorelli, Marco Picciali, Sara Progressi, Daniela Repetto, Carla Riccoboni, Stefano Rossi, Federica Sala, Giulia Savino, Chiara Scarpitti, Sílvia Serra Albaladejo, Yoko Takirai & Pietro Pellitteri, Ognyana Teneva, Barbara Uderzo, Pilar Viedma, Laura Visentin, Yiota Vogli, Babette Von Dohnanyi
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