Art as Ornament: Chus Burés and Latin American Artists in Collaboration
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Art as Ornament: Chus Burés and Latin American Artists in Collaboration
For over three decades, Chus Burés has been collaborating with artists, filmmakers, fashion designers, and others on the creation of wearable artworks. In these works, Burés brings to life, in physical form, the dialogues and the encounters of different aesthetic ideas.
Trained in interior design in Spain, Burés has always understood body language and body ornaments as a means of cultural expression. In his work, Burés embraces unconventional materials and experimental designs that translate each individual collaboration. This exhibition is focused on his work created with major Latin American artists, revealing different aspects of their practices.
Chus Burés collaberators include Antonio Asís, Tony Bechara, Carlos Cruz-Díez, Sérvulo Esmeraldo, Horacio García Rossi, Carmen Herrera, Alexis Leyva Machado o Kcho, Julio Le Parc, Macaparana, Marie Orensanz, César Paternosto, Jesús Rafael Soto, and Luis Tomasello.
About the artist
Chus Burés is a Spanish designer who is passionate about body language and clothing as a means of cultural expression. He learned about the jewelry trade in workshops based in Barcelona and Madrid, where he subsequently established a studio where he could collaborate with fashion designers, photographers, and artists. These artists include Pedro Almodóvar, Bigas Luna, and Adolfo Arrieta, as well as international brands like Agnés b. in Paris and Akris in Switzerland. Burés has also worked with the Whitney Museum of American Art, for whom he designed an exclusive collection.
Art as Ornament will be presented in Americas Society Library and Archives exhibition space from September 6, 2023 through May 18, 2024.
On view
Wednesday to Friday, 12-6 pm
Saturday 12-5 pm
Americas Society
680 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065
Full work credits:
- Tony Bechara in collaboration with Chus Burés, Jeu (TROIS ORS), 2015, Brooch / Pendant 135 x 80 x 1 mm Yellow, Rose and White gold on a silver base , Ed. AP IV / IV . Chus Burés Collection
- Carlos Cruz Díez in collaboration with Chus Burés, Physichromie pour bracelet, 2012, Bracelet Silver, gold-plated silver and acrylic , 70 x 69 x 63 mm , ED. 1/20 Chus Burés Collection
- Jesús Rafael Soto in collaboration with Chus Burés, Série: Balear, 2003, Pendant, Silver and lacquer 97 x 47 x 7 mm, Signed limited edition of 6, Ed. 5/6, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. New York
- Tony Bechara in collaboration with Chus Burés, Paris (bleues), 2014, Necklace, 920 x 60 x 1 mm, Silver, satin finish and enamel, Signed limited edition of 6, Ed. AP 11 / IV, Chus Burés Collection
- Carmen Herrera in collaboration with Chus Burés, Horizontal, 2012, Brooch/Pendant, 70 x 70 mm, Silver, satin finish, Signed limited edition of 6 Ed. 2 / 6, Mrs. Lelia Arruda Collection. New York
- Macaparana in collaboration with Chus Burés, Sevilla, 2012, Earrings -Silver, 58 x 140 mm, Ring-Silver, 60 x 42 x 44 mm, Signed limited editions of 8, Ed. AP, Chus Burés Collection
- Carmen Herrera in collaboration with Chus Burés, Estructura con plata y oro, 2012, Brooch / Pendant, Silver, satin finish with an 18k polished gold edge, 87 x 60 x 5 mm, Signed limited edition of 6 Ed. AP, Chus Burés Collection
- Luis Tomasello in collaboration with Chus Burés, Reflexión, 2010, Earrings,- 21 x 8 mm, Brooch- 45 x 45 x 13.5 mm, Matt sterling silver and 18k yellow gold, Signed limited edition of 20, Earring, Ed. 1 / 20, Brooch Ed. 3 / 20
- Carlos Cruz Díez in collaboration with Chus Burés, Physichromie pour Pendant, 2012, Pendant, Silver, gold-plated silver and acrylic, 28 x 70 x 70 mm, Signed limited edition of 12 Ed. 3 / 12, Chus Burés Collection
- Marie Orensanz in collaboration with Chus Burés, Incomparable, 2013, Bracelet, Silver and 18k yellow gold, satin finish, Diameter: 95mm (exterior) x 15 mm, Signed limited edition of 8 Ed. AP, Chus Burés Collection
- Kcho in collaboration with Chus Burés, Rama – Remo, 1992, Brooch, Matt silver, 152 x 55 x 10 mm, Signed limited edition of 20 ed. 17 / 20, Chus Burés Collection
- Kcho in collaboration with Chus Burés, Barca alada, 1993, Brooch, Matt silver, 135 x 70 x 6 mm, Signed limited edition of 20 Ed. 4 / 20, Chus Burés Collection
- Antonio Asís in collaboration with Chus Burés, Sin título, 2011, Pendant, Silver, mirror and matt finish, 70 x 70 mm, Signed limited edition of 6 Ed. 5 / 6, Chus Burés Collection
- Horacio García Rossi in collaboration with Chus Burés, Icare, 1967-2013, Bracelet, Gold-plated silver, 100 mm, Signed limited edition of 16 Ed. EA, Chus Burés Collection
- César Paternosto in collaboration with Chus Burés, Serie Investigaciones tectónicas, #6, 2013, Pendant, Matt silver, satin finish 90 x 90 x 25 mm, Signed limited edition of 8, Ed. AP, Chus Burés Collection
- Sérvulo Esmeraldo in collaboration with Chus Burés, Feuilles mortes, 2012, Brooch / Pendant, Silver, satin finish, 116 x 72 x 15 mm, Signed limited edition of 20 Ed. 6 / 20, Chus Burés Collection
- Horacio García Rossi in collaboration with Chus Burés, Icare, 1967-2013, Necklace / Pendant / Brooch Gold-plated silver, Diameter: 85 mm, Signed limited edition of 16, Ed. EA, Chus Burés Collection
- Julio Le Parc in collaboration with Chus Burés, Surface couleurs, 1970-2012, Pendant, Silver and enamel, Diameter: 100mm, Signed unlimited edition, Mrs. Leila Arruda Collection, New York
- Tony Bechara in collaboration with Chus Burés, Stella (bleues), 2014, Pendant, Diameter: 100 mm (external) x 1 mm Silver, satin finish and enamel Signed limited edition of 6, Ed. 1 / 6, Chus Burés Collection
- Julio Le Parc in collaboration with Chus Burés, Miroirs, 1966-2012, Earrings- 50mm, Brass rhodium plated, Signed unlimited edition, Pendant- 100mm Brass rhodium plated, Signed unlimited edition Chus Burés Collection
- Carmen Herrera, New York, 2015. Andrés Serrano in collaboration with Chus Burés
- Cecilia de Torres, New York, 2015. Andrés Serrano in collaboration with Chus Burés
- Tony Bechara, New York, 2015. Andrés Serrano in collaboration with Chus Burés
- María Eugenia Maury, New York, 2016. Andrés Serrano in collaboration with Chus Burés
- Luz Miriam Toro, New York, 2015. Andrés Serrano in collaboration with Chus Burés
- Clarice Tavares, New York, 2016. Andrés Serrano in collaboration with Chus Burés
- Marsha Cooke, New York, 2016. Andrés Serrano in collaboration with Chus Burés
- Lilly Scarpetta, New York, 2016. Andrés Serrano in collaboration with Chus Burés
Americas Society acknowledges the generous support from the Arts of the Americas Circle members: Amalia Amoedo, Almeida e Dale Galeria de Arte, Estrellita B. Brodsky, Virginia Cowles Schroth, Emily A. Engel, Isabella Hutchinson, Carolina Jannicelli, Diana López and Herman Sifontes, Antonio Murzi, Gabriela Pérez Rocchietti, Marco Pappalardo and Cintya Poletti Pappalardo, Carolina Pinciroli, Erica Roberts, Patricia Ruiz-Healy, Sharon Schultz, and Edward J. Sullivan.
