A two-day exhibition of work by Romilly Saumarez Smith curated by Edmund De Waal at his south London studio on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th July 2024. Open from 12am – 6pm daily. At Unit 3, 1–7 Ernest Avenue, London SE27 0DQ
A short film of the exhibition
Edmund's studio is easily accessible from central London with direct trains to West Norwood Station from London Victoria and London Bridge. West Norwood Station is a few minutes walk away. There is no parking available on site so we recommend you travel by public transport or taxi.
Friday 10 May to Sunday 2 June 2024 at Hauser & Wirth Savile Row, London. Open Wednesday to Saturday 10 am to 6 pm daily and on London Gallery Weekend.
Part of Objects of Contemplation, which began at Make Hauser & Wirth Somerset.
At Make Hauser & Wirth Somerset from Saturday 16 March until Sunday 12 May 2024, Wednesday to Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm.
100 Brooches at Somerset House 1 to 3 March 2024
Romilly’s Sea Urchin Brooch was one of those chosen from Goldsmiths’ Fair exhibitors of the past 5 years.
Romilly’s artworks at Christie's Old Masters viewing, 1 to 14 July 2023
Sandra Romito gave me a cotton bag with nails. She explained that they came from old master paintings after the frames had been removed for examination and conservation. She thought I might have a use for them. I saw, almost immediately, what they could become. I’m used to thinking in this way: for many years, part of my practice has been to work with metal detecting finds, making jewellery and small objects from them (the collection is called Newfoundland).
Landscape
Landscape is represented by bushes, trees and thickets made from silver, gold and diamonds. The horsehair could be read as grass or perhaps a horse in the landscape. While I was working, I saw on my desk a piece of coral, from a vintage necklace, it had a similar shape to the top of the nails – I decided this could stand in for the FAKE painting (that must occasionally sneak in?).
Religious
from left to right:
Yellow baroque pearl representing a cloud beneath the Virgin Mary ascending
A golden halo
An altar cloth made from fine silver
A gold crucifix
The FAKE
The Holy Spirit represented by silver feathers
A silver crown of thorns
19 July until 23 August 2023 at Gill Wing Gallery, Islington, 182 Upper Street, London N1 1RQ
1 April to 29 May 2023 at the Makers Guild Wales gallery, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
At the Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, 10 April – 1 May 2022
Organised by The Michelangelo Foundation, whose mission is to preserve, encourage and promote fine craftsmanship.
The Homo Faber Event 2022 presents a meaningful moment of discovery and promotion for artisans, craft businesses and the culture of well made.
The event has been created through the vision of a team of world-acknowledged curators and partners and promotes an inspiring point of view on the importance of the concept of ‘crafts’ for our contemporary society.
15 April to 11 June 2022, Wed – Sat, 10 am – 1 pm and 2 pm – 4 pm at Make Hauser & Worth, Somerset
Romilly Saumarez Smith
Edmund de Waal
2014
NEWFOUNDLAND
December 2015 – April 2016
STRUCTURED ELEGANCE
2010
