Dazzling
An exhibit of the work of Cartier and its Islamic influences DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity, now on view at the Dallas Museum of Art, is unlike other blockbuster shows staged by the museum in many ways.
And with such a different show, the questions are different. Museum Director Agustin Arteaga said he’s long been an admirer of Cartier’s jewelry as an art form.
And art it certainly is, as gems have been carved and polished and arranged into forms that dazzle. But it’s also jewelry, and it was created to be worn.
So I couldn’t help but wonder how many armed guards it took to keep DMA Chief Marketing and Communications Officer (and former DVtv host Brad Pritchett) from trying everything on.
