Love Hurts – Dare to Love

Paul Derrez, 1996

This memorial chain honours the friends of jewellery designer Paul Derrez and his husband Willem Hoogstede who died from the effects of AIDS. The chain was never intended to be worn as jewellery, but forms a powerful reminder of this dark and uncertain period. The last link bears a hopeful message: dare to love.

  • Artwork typenecklace
  • Object numberBK-2021-13
  • Dimensionslength 125 cm, diameter 6 cm, height 4 cm x width 4 cm, height 2.5 cm x width 7.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsbegin- en eindschakel 2.5x7.5 cm

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Love Hurts – Dare to Love

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2021-13

  • Description

    Herdenkingsketting bestaande uit 24 hartvormige schakels van roze perspex en 25 aluminium ringen. De ketting heeft een beginschakel, gegraveerd met 'Love Hurts', en een eindschakel 'Dare to Love'. Op de harten zijn de namen gegraveerd van aan de gevolgen van aids overleden vrienden van Paul Derrez en echtgenoot Willem Hoogstede in de periode 1983-1996.

Creation

  • Creation

    jeweler: Paul Derrez, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    1996

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    begin- en eindschakel 2.5x7.5 cm

  • Dimensions

    • length 125 cm
    • diameter 6 cm
    • height 4 cm x width 4 cm
    • height 2.5 cm x width 7.5 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of Paul Derrez and Willem Hoogstede, Amsterdam

  • Acquisition

    gift 2021-06-29

  • Copyright

    Paul Derrez

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