Cartier Unveils a Hit Exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art
After feeling like the universe shrunk to the size of a laptop screen for the previous two and a half years, there is a strong need to be surrounded by solid items, particularly really large gems. The timing was right when "Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity" made its North American premiere and lone North American visit at the Dallas Museum of Art this weekend after receiving glowing reviews in November at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
There are now more than 400 artifacts on display, including legendary Cartier pieces (some of which have never been publicly displayed) and Islamic art from local and international collections. Sarah Schleuning, co-curator at the DMA, explained that the intention was to investigate how ideas migrate between cultures through commerc...