{"id":18155,"date":"2020-10-15T13:10:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T13:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/karl-fritsch-ruby-gold\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:33:41","slug":"karl-fritsch-ruby-gold","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/karl-fritsch-ruby-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Karl Fritsch: Ruby Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Karl Fritsch (b. 1963), master of extravagant rings, returns with a publication that lures us deep into his world. <b><i>Ruby Gold<\/i><\/b> is a &ldquo;no-frills&rdquo; pared-back book, without pagination, without essays. Instead it comprises 81 rings from the past 20 years featuring embedded gemstones and such memorable slogans as &ldquo;Fuck Off&rdquo; and &ldquo;Nudelsuppe&rdquo; (Noodle Soup).<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The jewelry artist&rsquo;s unmatched mastery of material and expression is apparent in every single ring, and every piece possesses tremendous energy as a result of the delicate yet archaic handling of the precious metals: Karl Fritsch carves in silver, shapes in gold, sets rubies and zirconias as a child would decorate a cake &#8211; with self-confidence and with no regard for waste.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>In between the detailed illustrations, Fritsch brings the rings and fingers into ironic dialogues with each other: &ldquo;Ring: I am art. \/ Finger: Oh come on&#8230;&rdquo; And: &ldquo;Ring: I am a ring. \/ Finger: You are unwearable.&rdquo;<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Text in English and German.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Published to accompany an exhibition at Galerie Zink, Waldkirchen, Germany, 12 September &ndash; 20 December 2020.&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karl Fritsch carves in silver, shapes in gold, sets rubies and zirconias as a child would decorate a cake &#8211; with self-confidence and with no regard for waste. 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