The Danner Rotunda

To celebrate the first anniversary of the inauguration of the Danner Rotunda and as a tribute to Hermann Jünger (1928–2005), Die Neue Sammlung – in parallel with other jewellery events under the auspices of the Munich International Trade Fair – is going into the subject of contemporary auteur jewellery in depth by hosting three exceptional events. The Italian goldsmith and sculptor Bruno Martinazzi is to speak at the Pinakothek der Moderne Film matinée put on by Bavarian Television at the Pinakothek der Moderne I hunted the diamond shark: Exhibition finissage with Karl Fritsch in Nürnberg Die Neue Sammlung has shown contemporary international auteur jewellery at the Pinakothek der Moderne since March 2004. This undertaking represents a first for the field – one of the most multi-facetted contemporary art forms – with a museum like this ensuring jewellery a permanent, broad-ranging presence alongside fine art, architecture, graphic arts and design. A forum of international stature has emerged – thanks to the years of unswerving commitment and patronage shown by the Benno und Therese Danner’sche Kunstgewerbestiftung, a privately endowed foundation for the decorative and applied arts, as well as by individual collectors who have loaned and donated works. The Danner Rotunda has been conceived as a living exhibition space which is continually changing. Distinguished guest curators are, therefore, invited at varying intervals to design the Jewellery Room as they see it and to reinterpret it – on the basis of the Danner Foundation jewellery collection. The first to do so were Professors Hermann Jünger and Otto Künzli, who are not only artists in jewellery but also hold chairs at the Munich Fine Arts Academy and have made Munich a hub of the international jewellery scene. They have both had a formative influence on the growth of the Danner Foundation jewellery collection over the years. Lectures by invitation have accompanied this successful first year of jewellery at the Pinakothek der Moderne. Bruno Martinazzi is to follow goldsmiths Otto Künzli, Peter Skubic, Bernhard Schobinger and Dorothea Prühl. Fr, March 11, 05, 6.30 pm Pinakothek der Moderne, Ernst von Siemens Auditorium Bruno Martinazzi "L'oro e la pietra" The Italian goldsmith and sculptor Bruno Martinazzi (* 1923), awarded the Bavarian State Prize in 1965 – exactly forty years ago – is to speak on his life's work. Arranged jointly by the Italian Consulate-General in Munich – Cultural Affairs Division/Istituto di Cultura So, March 13, 05, 11 am Pinakothek der Moderne, Ernst von Siemens Auditorium Film matinée "Munich adorns itself" Director: Jacqueline Kaess-Farquet. A tour of Munich studios and galleries revealing the beauty, variety, richness and tongue-in-cheek wit of contemporary Munich jewellery. A film from Bavarian Television, 2004; length: 43 minutes So, March 13, 05, 2 pm Neues Museum in Nürnberg, Design Collection Karl Fritsch – Jewellery "I hunted the diamond shark" As the finissage of the exhibition mounted by Die Neue Sammlung at the Neues Museum in Nürnberg: Karl Fritsch conducts a tour of his show. Further information: Dr. Ellen Maurer-Zilioli, Curator Die Neue Sammlung, State Museum of Applied Arts and Design Munich Head office / administrative office: Türkenstrasse 15, 80333 Munich, Germany Tel +49 (0)89 / 27 27 25-0 | Fax +49 (0)89 / 27 27 25-561 | presse@die-neue-sammlung.de