Can an artist create permanence from transience? the Schmuck Quickies of Yuka Oyama become durable

Rogerson, Cordelia and Beighton, James (2006) Can an artist create permanence from transience? the Schmuck Quickies of Yuka Oyama become durable. Rogerson, Cordelia and Garside, Paul (eds.) In The Future of the 20th Century: Collecting, Interpreting and Conserving Modern Materials. Archetype Publications. pp. 11-17 .

Abstract

Japanese born jewellery artist Yuka Oyama is best known for her Schmuck Quickies performances, literally translated to ‘Quick Jewellery’, in which audience members become participants as she creates spontaneous pieces of jewellery for each of them. The objects created through this performance are, of their nature, ephemeral, and fall outside the context of art historical study from the moment that the performance ends. During a recent residency at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Oyama used the experiences and materials recovered from the Schmuck Quickies performances to develop a series of studio pieces, made as a limited edition series. This development has shifted the context through which Oyama’s work can be interpreted and places them within the reach of the private and institutional collector. The study unveils how an artist has considered the legacy of her work in the public domain and has modified her techniques and conceptual framework in an endeavour to create more durable art works for the future. As conservation also now becomes an issue, curatorial and conservation expertise must negotiate a practise to evaluate the best course of preservation for the works.

This record has no associated files available for download.

Contributors

Download statistics