{"id":7886,"date":"2022-01-17T13:30:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T12:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/?p=7886"},"modified":"2022-01-17T17:07:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T16:07:32","slug":"cartier-and-the-arts-of-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/cartier-and-the-arts-of-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartier and the arts of Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"

From October 21, 2021 to February 20, 2022, the Mus\u00e9e des Arts D\u00e9coratifs de la ville de Paris will host the exhibition \u00abCartier and the Arts of Islam\u00bb.<\/p>\n

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This event, organized by the Mus\u00e9e des Arts D\u00e9coratifs de Paris and the Dallas Museum of Art, is produced in collaboration with the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre and with the support of the Fondation Cartier. The exhibition traces Cartier\u2019s relationship with Islamic art from the early 20th century to the present day. It also describes the context and atmosphere of the French capital at the time of the two key figures of the house: the founder, Louis-Fran\u00e7ois Cartier, and his grandson, Louis Cartier.<\/p>\n

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Born in 1819, Louis-Fran\u00e7ois Cartier founded the house of Cartier in 1847 at the age of 28. The company specialized in jewelry and objets d\u2019art. His workshop-boutique was a huge success during the Second Empire of Napoleon III, when Princess Mathilde and Empress Eugenie noticed his work and propelled him onto the international stage.<\/p>\n

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His grandson, Louis Cartier, followed in the footsteps of his father, Alfred Cartier, and joined the Cartier family business in 1898. With his arrival, the international development of the house accelerated even more. He assisted his father in the Paris boutique, while his brothers, Pierre and Jacques, opened boutiques in London and New York.<\/p>\n

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Paris, mus\u00e9e du Louvre. 2018.36.2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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From the beginning of the 20th century, Louis Cartier, then in search of new ideas and inspirations, closely observed the growing interest of the capital for them. The Islamic arts strongly inspired the creative universe of the House of Cartier, and forged its unique and modern aesthetic.<\/p>\n

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As early as 1904, when Cartier jewels were enjoying tremendous success, the house began to add geometric compositions inspired by Islamic arts, which the Cartier family had discovered in books on architecture and ornamentation.<\/p>\n

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Jacques, Alfred Cartier\u2019s youngest son, traveled to India in 1911, attracted by the flourishing diamond and pearl trade. There he met the country\u2019s princes, which allowed him to develop a loyal clientele among the maharajas.<\/p>\n

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Tiara, Cartier London 1936 \u00a9 MAD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Au cours de ce voyage, Jacques Cartier s\u2019inspire des nombreux bijoux anciens et contemporains du pays pour les recomposer dans les futures cr\u00e9ations de la maison.
\nLa joaillerie indienne, par sa flexibilit\u00e9, permet \u00e0 la maison Cartier de d\u00e9velopper de nouvelles techniques dans la fabrication de bijoux, et notamment concernant la monture et l\u2019assemblage. Cartier commence ainsi \u00e0 introduire des fragments d\u2019objets islamiques, nomm\u00e9s \u201cappr\u00eats\u201d \u00e0 ses cr\u00e9ations et utilise m\u00eame des textiles orientaux pour la maroquinerie et les accessoires.<\/p>\n

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Sous la direction de Louis Cartier, les cr\u00e9ations de la maison se placent sous le signe du monde iranien, et de l\u2019art du livre et de l\u2019\u00e9dition. Il innove en glissant des fleurons, palmettes, sequins et diff\u00e9rents motifs qui rehaussent ses pi\u00e8ces. Il m\u00e9lange les couleurs et mati\u00e8res sans retenue, et l\u2019une de ses plus c\u00e9l\u00e8bres cr\u00e9ations, le \u201cd\u00e9cor de paon\u201d, est le fruit de l\u2019association du lapis lazuli et de la turquoise, et du mariage de l\u2019\u00e9meraude et du saphir \u00e0 la pierre de jade.<\/p>\n

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D\u00e8s les ann\u00e9es 1930, alors que la maison \u00e9tait dirig\u00e9e par Jeanne Toussaint, amante de Louis Cartier et fid\u00e8le amie de Coco Chanel \u00e0 qui l\u2019on doit le bijou \u201cPanth\u00e8re\u201d, les cr\u00e9ations de la maison quittent un moment ses inspirations puis\u00e9es du monde iranien pour se pencher plus en profondeur sur les formes et les couleurs venues d\u2019Inde. Durant la seconde moiti\u00e9 du XX\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, la maison poursuit sur cette lanc\u00e9e en introduisant des bijoux volumineux, des sautoirs et des Tutti Frutti.<\/p>\n

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200 pieces presented at the MAD<\/h4>\n

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The exhibition “Cartier and the Arts of Islam” presents, through a thematic and chronological journey, more than 200 pieces (jewelry, art objects, drawings, photographs, archives) of the house Cartier. Divided into two parts, the first part of the exhibition immerses visitors in the origins of this interest in Islamic art and architecture in the Parisian context of the time. The second part focuses on the forms derived from the arts of Islam, from the time of Louis Cartier to the present day.<\/p>\n

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\u00abCartier turned to the Museum of Decorative Arts because of its specificities: it has the largest collection of jewelry in France – visible in part in the Gallery of Jewelry -, and the historical collections of the arts of Islam, in the Louvre Museum, in the department of arts of Islam since 2007, \u00abexplain the chief curator of the department of ancient jewelry of the Museum of Decorative Arts, \u00c9velyne Poss\u00e9m\u00e9 and Judith Henon-Raynaud, curator of the heritage of the Louvre Museum, interviewed by Arab News.<\/p>\n

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This article is taken from the Fall-Winter issue of Luxus+ Mag<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More news and features on the luxury lifestyle in Luxus+ Mag paper version or online<\/a> !<\/p>\n

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Read also > TRIBUTE TO JOSEPHINE BAKER, WITH THE EXHIBITION \u201cBAKER OVER THE WATER\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Featured photo : Pyxis, Sicily, 15th century \u00a9 MAD<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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