Concave Cup
2000 · Porcelain
3 1/2 x diam. 3" (8.9 x 7.6 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Ted Muehling
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Mixed MediaMinimalism
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2
Works in Collection
7
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70%
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- • Minimalism
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Ted Muehling is an American jeweler and metalsmith working in gold, silver, and bronze whose practice prioritizes refined surfaces and restrained formal gesture over ornament. Since the 1970s, his minimalist jewelry and objects emerge from a postwar sensibility that values clarity of form and honest material expression. Each piece emphasizes craftsmanship and tactile quality, eschewing decorative excess in favor of essential geometric and volumetric relationships.
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Mixed Media
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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