June 6, 2002 -September 22, 2002

Manfred Bischoff is one of the great goldsmiths of Europe. Winner of many prizes and honors, Bischoff has pioneered an art vocabulary in jewelry for some twenty years. Born in 1947, he worked in Munich and Berlin before moving to Tuscany where he now resides. Through the years he has primarily worked with gold, coral, and jade. His minute sculptures are deceptively simple, barely masking the ferocious irony and satire that often underlines his work. His month long residency at the Gardner Museum in February 2002 was spent contemplating and reading in preparation for his June installation.