Michelle Yeoh, who made history last month by becoming the first Asian to win an Academy Award for best actress, returned to Hong Kong, where she started her acting career four decades ago, for the “Cartier and Women” exhibition.
. It features around 300 pieces created by Cartier, including high jewelry, timepieces, objects, accessories and archival records from the 19th century to the present day.Making a connection to Hong Kong’s high society, the exhibition includes rare pieces borrowed from Lau, Ho and Lin’s personal jewelry collection, as well as pieces that belonged to Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Hutton, Wallis Simpson, Daisy Fellowes and Marie Bonaparte.
The exhibition, which is organized by the Hong Kong Palace Museum with the support of Cartier, also comes with a section that explores how Chinese art and culture have inspired Cartier’s creations in terms of style, motifs, materials and craftsmanship. A 1928 Chinese-style vanity case that references a Kangxi period porcelain dish from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cartier.Louis Ng, museum director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, said the exhibition “underscores Hong Kong’s position as an East-meets-West center for international cultural exchange,” and “we hope to inspire visitors to explore the role and influence of women across time and enrich their understanding of works that marry Eastern and Western aesthetics.
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