. A first-of-its-kind publication, dedicated to drawings by jewelry artists . Contains drawings and selected jewelry objects by 36 major European jewelry artists . Accompanies the exhibition ''Private Confessions'' at CODA Museum, Appeldorn (NL), Sept. 2016-Jan. 2017 & at Museum Villa Stuck, Munich (DE), March-May 2017 The multifarious relationships between drawing and jewelry constitute a largely unknown aspect of contemporary art jewelryPrivate Confessions, the first publication on this topic, therefore focuses on graphic work by well-known and aspiring artists, opening up new perspectives through its juxtaposition with jewelry objects. In addition, it also deals with drawing as an artistic action and as autonomous expression, transgressing disciplinary boundaries through experimental expansion and the pursuit to broaden familiar terrain. It accompanies aesthetic reflection and exemplifies the creative back-and-forth that enables intimate dialogue with artistic impulses. A groundbreaking work, which showcases the fusion of applied and fine arts before your very eyes! Text in English and German.