Necklace
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This flamboyant necklace is typical of the decorative projects of Rhonda Zwillinger, who is also a well-known avant-garde photographer and was a leading artist in the emergence of New York's East Village as a vital center of contemporary art in the 1980s. Using inexpensive plastic sequins and beads, Zwillinger embellishes her jewelry, everyday objects such as found handbags, and entire room installations to astonishing effect. This necklace, which the artist describes as "wearable ecstasy" sold for $125 at the Gracie Mansion Gallery in the East Village in 1987.
Caption
Rhonda Zwillinger (American, born 1950); Rhonda Zwillinger (American, born 1950). Necklace, 1987. Plastic, textile, metal, 14 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 3/4 in. (36.2 x 38.7 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edward and Phyllis Kwalwasser, 2007.39.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Designer
Maker
Title
Necklace
Date
1987
Medium
Plastic, textile, metal
Classification
Dimensions
14 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 3/4 in. (36.2 x 38.7 x 1.9 cm)
Markings
R. Zwillinger C1983 in pencil on the back of the textile backing fabric
Credit Line
Gift of Edward and Phyllis Kwalwasser
Accession Number
2007.39.1
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