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Download cartier and islamic art7/10/2023 Christophe Dellières/Courtesy of Musée des Arts DécoratifsĬonsidering cultural appropriation, Gabet explained at a walk-through on Monday that the exhibit was “the exact opposite: people like Jacques Cartier defended to prove that they were just as beautiful and valuable. The south wing juxtaposes ancient artifacts and Cartier designs joined together by their motifs drawn from the cultural wealth of Islamic arts throughout Persian, Mughal and Indian civilizations. The exhibition focuses on the production of the high jewelry house from the dawn of the 20th century to the present day, informed by archival documents from the house masterpieces of Islamic art exhibited in early European shows on the field, and the central figures of Louis and Jacques Cartier, grandsons of house founder Louis-François Cartier, who traveled the world to source stones and amass cultural elements that would then nourish their design teams. Museum director Olivier Gabet, speaking to the exhibition’s title of “ Cartier and Islamic Arts - In Search of Modernity,” said it “put everything on the same level, the excellence from one world to the next, from one generation to the next, from one culture to another - an invitation to dialogue between cultures - and how human ingenuity is to create anew.” PARIS - An exhibition at Les Arts Décoratifs shines a spotlight on the contribution of Islamic arts to a pillar of France’s luxury industry: the jeweler Cartier.
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