“Fashion is very much an art form not in spite of the body, but because of it,” says Andrew Bolton, OBE, curator in charge of the Costume Institute. And this year’s exhibition, “Costume Art,” seeks not just to address this tantalizingly complex issue, but to explore it in all its many facets. The central thesis is as simple as it is thrilling: pair existing artworks with corresponding garments or accessories and let your synapses fire. The very layout of the show—broken into sections that move from Biblical nudity to the au courant idea of body diversity to the ways in which we’ve long used clothes not merely to adorn but to subvert and distort the body—indicates just how richly drawn this subject is and why it’s mesmerized artists since time immemorial.
Sinéad Burke, CEO of Tilting the Lens, emphasizes how this exhibit highlights bodies that have traditionally been overlooked, and as someone with a physical disability, she is among those featured. Her body has been memorialized in the exhibition as a custom mannequin, alongside model and musician Aariana Rose Philip, transforming their presence into a lasting part of the narrative around representation, fashion, and identity.
Additionally, this exhibition will be the first in the costume department’s new home, the Conde M. Nast Galleries. Once relegated to a modest 4,500-square-foot space in the museum’s basement, the department will now take flight in a grand, 12,000-square-foot display room on the ground floor, just off the central Great Hall. It is, says Max Hollein, the museum’s director, a symbol of how important clothing has become to The Met’s mission in exploring the many facets of art in the modern age. “We collect paintings, sculptures, textiles, arms and armor, but especially all the fashion,” he says. “And we want to make sure that it’s understood that fashion is a fantastic form of art.”
Featuring testimonials from Misty Copeland, Alex Consani, Gwendoline Christie, Aimee Mullins, Sinéad Burke, Aariana Rose Philip and more.
Director: Nina Ljeti
Directors of Photography: Michael Lopez, Henry Gill
Editor: Evan Allan
Senior Producer: Bety Dereje
Producer: Rashida Josiah
Associate Producers: Anisa Kennar, Justine Ramirez, Lea Donenberg
Camera Operator: Chanthila Phaophanit
Assistant Camera: Kahdeem Prosper Jefferson, Gordan Wong
Gaffers: Billy Voermann, Mary Kalecinska
Swing: Alex Frischman
Audio: Mariya Chulichkova, Joanna Hunt
Set Designers: Ilana Portney, Dana Keren
Production Assistants: Quinton Johnson, Myles Haywood
Runners: Edie Chesters, Rachel Ademidun
Groomer for Andrew Bolton: Shin Arima
Makeup Artist for Sinéad Burke and Alex Consani: Ai Yokomizo
Hairstylist for Sinéad Burke and Alex Consani: Sonny Molina
Makeup Artist for Misty Copeland: Victor Henao
Hairstylist for Misty Copeland: Nai’vasha Grace
Makeup Artist for Aariana Philip: Meadow Soleil Cloud
Makeup Artist for Gwendoline Christie: Daniel Kolaric
Hairstylist for Gwendoline Christie: Joe Kelly
Hair & Makeup Artist for Aimee Mullins: Stèfan Jemeel
Production Coordinator: Tanía Jones
Production Manager: Kristen Helmick
Senior Production Manager: Venita Singh-Warner
Line Producer: Natasha Soto-Albors
Assistant Editors: Andy Morell, Fynn Lithgow
Senior Motion Graphics Designer: Samuel Fuller
Post Production Coordinator: Holly Frew
Supervising Editor: Kameron Key
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Entertainment Director: Sergio Kletnoy
Global Talent Casting Directors: Ignacio Murillo, Morgan Senesi
Executive Producer: Rahel Gebreyes
Senior Director, Digital Video: Romy van den Broeke
Senior Director, Programming: Linda Gittleson
VP, Video Programming: Thespena Guatieri
Florist: London Blooming Haus
Photography By Paul Westlake
Images Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Special Thanks: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Daniel McIntyre
August 27, 2020 at 4:21 pm
I’m so excited to see! My fave movies
Kim Jong-un
August 27, 2020 at 4:24 pm
I taught Indiana Jones everything he knows
Slayer Bane
August 27, 2020 at 4:25 pm
clicked for the title, stayed for the doctor *swoon*
Clay McCoy
August 27, 2020 at 4:29 pm
Dr. Jones reviewing Dr. Jones.
Spirit Of The Holidays
August 27, 2020 at 4:29 pm
she must be sooo fun at parties
Daniel McIntyre
August 27, 2020 at 4:31 pm
I love how seriously you broke each thing down and what is movie magic
Evan McLeod
August 27, 2020 at 4:36 pm
Her name is Alex Jones.
Piyush patel
August 27, 2020 at 4:37 pm
I love how Dr. Jones respect these movies while reviewing them but deep down she knows in terms of archeological technicalities they are crap.
Jay Cowan
August 27, 2020 at 4:39 pm
Should of shown Jurassic park
Wilbi Mcshane
August 27, 2020 at 5:48 pm
There is no archeology in Jurassic Park.
Kate S
August 27, 2020 at 6:47 pm
Archaeology and palaeontology are different disciplines, although they intersect when human pre-history is studied
Thomas Anders
August 27, 2020 at 4:47 pm
FAKE NEWS!!! TRUMP2020!!!
La Femme Fictionale
August 27, 2020 at 4:55 pm
Look up “Indiana Jones Denied Tenure” for a good laugh about how bad an archaeologist Indy is.
micheledion2000
August 27, 2020 at 5:00 pm
This is terrific. Thanks.
Genevieve
August 27, 2020 at 5:14 pm
While playing my first Tomb Raider game I was so confused that everyone acts like LC is an archeologist but you get achievements for smashing things inside of the sites she explores. I said to my spouse “This is awful, she is ruining everything in here.” Response: “Well, it’s called Tomb Raider not Tomb Preserver.” ????
When Dr. Jones mentions this is definitely not “archeology” but theft and destruction I felt my concerns were seen ????
(Don’t get me wrong, the games are fun as all get out still, but the point must be made!)
redD -1
August 27, 2020 at 5:22 pm
Brilliant!! Dr Jones, please come back and fact check more. Your commentary is brilliant!!
Arnold Jenkins
August 27, 2020 at 5:22 pm
Wow this lady is a giant buzzkill.
Joey Boros
August 27, 2020 at 5:28 pm
DOCTOR JONES!?
Aidan Rogers
August 27, 2020 at 5:41 pm
8:17 But it belongs in a museum!
Movies Under The Surface
August 27, 2020 at 6:00 pm
In summary: archaeology is about discovering and preserving history, while movie archaeology is about finding cool and valuable gems, and destroying history if you need to to find them
Nature Nurture
August 27, 2020 at 6:07 pm
Wow.. people need to be told what you see in these movies is not real.
AznDude150
August 27, 2020 at 6:33 pm
when a government steals items its fine, but when i do it its consider a crime
SeanOverseas
August 27, 2020 at 6:34 pm
All facts are true, but not all truths are factual.
Absolute Stardust
August 27, 2020 at 6:35 pm
I was hoping the opening scene for The Exorcist. I was always fascinated by that scene.
Vivek
August 27, 2020 at 6:59 pm
Movie about real archeology :
Digging carefully , brushing things with brushes , sifting dirt , identifying bits of broken things , making notes , taking pictures, no explosions , no car chases….
Sounds like fun
L. C.
August 27, 2020 at 7:08 pm
Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum has an est. 8,000 Terracotta Warriors and no two look exactly alike. I highly recommend looking it up.
Kiwionwing morton
August 27, 2020 at 7:19 pm
Have 2 afro sons who you should meet : -)