The Fly, earrings by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, 2012 - Artist Jewellery

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The Fly, earrings by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, 2012 - Artist Jewellery

About the Item

18Kt yellow gold, emeralds, diamonds and fire enamel earrings (post and clip) edition of 15 signed and numbered “The Fly is for us a symbol of freedom. It can go anywhere, be everywhere and we don’t even notice its presence, because she is so insignificant. Nobody can control the fly, even in totalitarian state, where everybody’s life and movements can be limited and controlled, the fly is free.” – Ilya Kabakov The Fly jewellery was originally designed by Ilya Kabakov in 1992 for his wife Emilia, but was not realised until 2010 when Elisabetta Cipriani proposed for the project to be finally executed. The collection is composed of a bracelet, ring, earrings and a necklace representing flies resting on twigs and leaves. The Fly, one of Kabakov’s best known recurring motifs, is a metaphor for their homeland, waste, and human lives as well as a symbol of the soul, liberated from the bonds of early existence. None of these interpretations cancel out the other. Flies move freely and unnoticed from place to place and alight on the most varied objects, from the most commonplace and profane to the most elevated and sacred without distinguishing between their values. The jewellery are also read with the same interpretation, while the “classical” style in which they have been realised have a strong reference to the artists’ Russian origins. Ilya & Emilia Kabakov (USSR, b 1933) are Russian-born, American-based artists that collaborate on environments which fuse elements of the everyday with those of the conceptual. While their work is deeply rooted in the Soviet social and cultural context in which the Kabakovs come to age, their work still attains a universal significance. Today they are recognised as the most important Russian artists after the post war. After leaving the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, Ilya Kabakov’s satirical drawings developed into his signature “total installations” – all encompassing environments accompanied by tragicomic narrative texts. Made in collaboration with his wife Emilia Kabakov, these nostalgic installations often incorporate forgotten elements of Soviet life, such as social realist propaganda, worn-out kitchen items, and communal living arrangements. The Kabakovs’ work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Stedelijk Museum, and in the Whitney Biennial. In 1993 the duo represented Russia at the 45th Venice Biennale. In 2017 they will be doing a retrospective at Tate Modern, London

Metal:
18k Gold,Enamel
Stone:
Diamond,Emerald
Dimensions:
Height: 0.99 in (25 mm)Width: 0.79 in (20 mm)
Style:
Contemporary
Place of Origin:
Spain
Period:
21st Century
Date of Manufacture:
2012
Condition:
New earrings. They come with certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU3332982062