Chu Xin, deputy director of the exhibition department of the Shanghai Museum, cites the lines of French poet and artist Jean Cocteau who praised Cartier as "that subtle magician who captures fragments of the moon on a thread of sun", and introduces the first piece featured at the exhibition, the Academician's Sword, which Cocteau participated in designing.

Louis-Francois Cartier founded the family company in 1847 and by the dedication and artistic innovation of several generations, it developed a distinctive, bold style rooted in the belief that inspiration for jewelry design should come from everything beyond jewelry itself, Chu Xin says.

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If you go

Cartier, the Power of Magic

Nov 6-Feb 17, 2025, 10 am-6 pm (last entry by 5 pm), closed on Tuesday.

Reservation required.

Shanghai Museum East, Bright Dairy &Food Exhibition Gallery 1, 1952 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai.

www.shanghaimuseum.net