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Beauty, Strength and Resilience – We Are Still Here
Kevin and Valerie Pourier
Buffalo horn inlaid with coral, gold mother of pearl, lapis, shell, and resin · 2023
Art Institute of Chicago
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Draw a Circle
Hyunju Kim
Mother-of-pearl and copper · 2019
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
E1
Channing Hansen
Alpaca, California Variegated Mutant (Hope), California Variegated Mutant (Myth), California Variegated Mutant (Pierson), hybrid California Variegated Mutant/Rambouillet/Cotswold/Border Leicester (Daisy), Lionhead (Beatrix & Derek), Romeldale (January), Romeldale (Renault), and Romney (Obiwan) fibers; Mawata silk and Tussah silk; holographic polymers, pearl dust, and photo-luminescent recycled polyester; banana cellulose, legume cellulose, pineapple fiber, rose cellulose, and Sequoioideae Redwood · 2019
Art Institute of Chicago
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Sudden Shower, Thunderstorm
Okada Yoshio
Dry lacquer (kanshitsu) body with gold, silver, and color togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, e-nashiji, and mother-of-pearl inlays on black lacquer ground · 2017
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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"Money Manicure" artificial nails
Bernadette Thompson
Acrylic nail tip, acrylic paint, imitation paper money, 3D acrylics, imitation pearl, rhinestone, plastic, and metal · 2017
Museum of Modern Art
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Draw a Circle
Hyunju Kim
Mother-of-pearl and nickel · 2016
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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NoNoseKnows (50 Kilos variant)
mika
Single-channel digital video, color, sound, 22 min., commercial woven polypropylene bag, and 50 kilos cultured pearls · 2015
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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NoNoseKnows (50 Kilos variant)
Mika Rottenberg
Single-channel digital video, color, sound, 22 min., commercial woven polypropylene bag, and 50 kilos cultured pearls · 2015
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sieve #2
Dianna Frid
Color lithograph with cut fabric and paper collaged elements (chine colle), metallic (aluminum) leaf and pearlescent powder from five aluminium plates on white wove paper · 2012
Art Institute of Chicago
Sieve #3
Dianna Frid
Color lithograph with aluminum leaf and pearlescent powder from nine aluminum plates on white wove paper · 2012
Art Institute of Chicago
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Brooch: Persephone's Bouquet
Sharon Church
Carved and dyed boxwood and Castello boxwood, dyed Baroque pearls, Old European cut diamonds, oxidized sterling silver · 2011
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Kiss the Prince
ERIC
Silk and metallic thread, black freshwater pearls, coral, leather, silk · 2005
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Comet of the Millennium Brooch
Potter and Mellen, Inc.
18K gold, black tahitian pearl, diamonds · 2000
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Oscar and Bosie (for Parkett no. 53)
Elizabeth Peyton
Lithograph with pearlescent dust additions · 1998
Museum of Modern Art
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Sweet Bo(l)us (for Parkett no. 45)
Matthew Barney
Multiple of cast sugar and epoxy resin dumbbell and satin ribbon with cultured pearl · 1995
Museum of Modern Art
Home Gown: JIM BLIND (fem.)
Matthew Barney
Evening gown, prosthetic plastic locker, leather punching pads, speculums, and salt water pearls · 1991
Museum of Modern Art
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OTTO dolly: SUBLIMATOR (square hip-engorged iris-stroke)
Matthew Barney
Internally lubricated plastic, costume pearls, Cramergesic balm, cast polyethelene clown shoe, cast large-pearl tapioca, and monofilament · 1991
Museum of Modern Art
Éventail (Fan)
Sheila Hicks
Skeins of linen, wrapped with pearl cotton, couched with linen to handmade paper with imbedded hemp fibers; backed with linen, plain weave · 1990
Art Institute of Chicago
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Shirt
John Galliano
cotton, linen, mother-of-pearl · 1985
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bracelet
Ivy Ross
Formica, oxidized silver, and mother of pearl · 1985
Art Institute of Chicago
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Hat
Stephen Jones
a) wool; b) metal, pearl · 1984
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Ensemble
Perry Ellis
wool, silk, leather, , mother-of-pearl, metal · 1983
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Chip
Arch Connelly
Acrylic, faux pearls, costume jewelry on papier-mâché · 1982
Art Institute of Chicago
Self-Portrait
Arch Connelly
Acrylic and faux pearls on canvas · 1981
Museum of Modern Art