The Danner Rotunda

The Return to the Relevant A discussion with the jewelry artist Dorothea Prühl A Neue Sammlung event in the ALL ABOUT ME series – discussions with artists in the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich Entrance fee: € 3,-

Reality as inspiration: all manner of images and objects can leave an impression and assume a shape in the form of jewelry. The goldsmith Dorothea Prühl, who was born in 1937 in Breslau (today: Wroclaw), creates fundamental statements in gold and silver – not to mention wood, aluminum, titanium and stainless steel. Impressions, which manifest themselves in generous, clear objects. She bases her work on what is available, senses its innermost being, its core and imbues this being with a new aesthetic language –this can take the form of a flower, the wind, a house… The jewelry itself therefore assumes essential relevance and becomes at one the same time jewelry and an artistic statement. Between 1994 and 2002 Dorothea Prühl was in charge of the jewelry class at Burg Giebichenstein Academy of Art and Design in Halle and ranks as one of the leading protagonists of the current jewelry scene. Works by Dorothea Prühl are also on display in the Jewelry room of the Neue Sammlung (the Danner Rotunda) in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich. Introduction: Dr. Ellen Maurer-Zilioli Contact address: Dr. Ellen Maurer-Zilioli, Curator Die Neue Sammlung, State Museum of Applied Arts and Design Munich, Design in the Pinakothek der Moderne 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