Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection

by Ursula Ilse-Neuman, SCAD Museum of Art (Editor), Paula Wallace (Foreword)

Ring Redux presents more than a hundred avant-garde rings by renowned international artists who explore this age-old jewelry form with great vitality and relevance to society today. In the essay “Riffs on Rings,” Ursula Ilse-Neuman provides valuable insights into the astonishing variations on one of the most intimate and enduring forms of body adornment, revealing the profound and subtle differences in how these artists evoke the ring's potential to express ideas that extend beyond its ornamental role. The skill and audacity infused in these intimate sculptural forms is captured in stunning new color photographs. In the “Artists' Voices” section, the jewelers provide valuable perspectives on the conception and execution of their works. The collection of rings presented here has been acquired over five decades by Susan Grant Lewin and will be exhibited at the SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

208 pages, Hardcover

Published September 6, 2021

Reviews

[Edie Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Ring Redux” puts each beautifully photographed piece of jewelty on a full or double colored pages. Without question, this book is beautifully designed. I wish I could say the same about the rings.

I didn’t find the introductory writing terribly informative. However, at the conclusion, each artist gives an explanation of their work. Unfortunately, sometimes the blurbs were more interesting than the pieces themselves.

They are all admirable little sculptures. . However, as far as I’m concerned, having a circular shape is not enough! They may be of unusual materials or the product of innovative techniques, but they must be able to comfortably fit on one or more fingers to qualify as a ring Quite a few did fit the bill and those I’d proudly possess them.

This book would look lovely sitting on a coffee table.