“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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Peter Mason
April 11, 2023 at 3:09 pm
I played the games ????
Goku
April 11, 2023 at 3:12 pm
Joel dies in season 2 LOL
Mel
April 11, 2023 at 3:16 pm
SPOILER FOR THE PEOPLE WHI HASNT PLAYED THENSECOND SEASON
Goku
April 11, 2023 at 3:28 pm
@Mel thanks for confirming it hahahahaha
????????ᵍᵘˡᵖ
April 11, 2023 at 3:13 pm
I love Bella sm ????????
void
April 11, 2023 at 3:13 pm
i love her so much omfg
MAXIMUS
April 11, 2023 at 3:15 pm
I think she’s a good actress… but I did not like her acting in this show. Which is sad cuz I love Ellie
KAREN SITUATION
April 11, 2023 at 3:15 pm
The youth…. Bella…. You ARE the youth
Ab Ma
April 11, 2023 at 3:16 pm
Bella has blown up but somehow remained grounded and has not turned into annoyingly sophisticated celebs. I love her!
madi
April 11, 2023 at 3:19 pm
i’ve never ever been so i’m love
madi
April 11, 2023 at 3:19 pm
i was crying for 30 minutes bc bella is so pretty
Stardust Phantomhive
April 11, 2023 at 3:21 pm
Yesss we need more Bella interviews in this world. Also Bella is so mature I can’t ???? “what’s that the younger generation says” BELLA HONEY UR 19! lol I love her
Анна
April 11, 2023 at 3:21 pm
Bella ❤ my love, my soul, my queen
Nini tag
April 11, 2023 at 3:29 pm
Mmmh i love it really
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April 11, 2023 at 3:29 pm
Love her so much
coolplay
April 11, 2023 at 3:30 pm
Ahhhhhhh
Claudia Lorena Inoñan Valdiviezo
April 11, 2023 at 3:32 pm
i love them. that’s it. that’s all I have to say
Ella Mars
April 11, 2023 at 3:34 pm
“what the youth say” like she isn’t the youth ????
Cassie Mckenzie
April 11, 2023 at 3:34 pm
The idea of infecting mothers purposefully is great, unfortunately in the current timeline Ellie doesn’t know how she’s immune, and the only person who knew exactly what happened is dead, as well as the person who probably guessed what happened is dead. The only chance they have is maybe Marlene wrote her theory of what happened somewhere?
Also, efficiency-wise it would be best to infect mothers of twins+ so you get multiple immunities out of just one death.
No Sound
April 11, 2023 at 3:36 pm
Common you guys, we’ve all known that she’s an immortal ever since we saw her in GoT.
Karl Henfrey
April 11, 2023 at 3:37 pm
Just play the last of us part 2 to find out what happens ????
dasha
April 11, 2023 at 3:39 pm
I never cease to admire Bella Ramsay????????????
miroh
April 11, 2023 at 3:42 pm
i’m not a fan of the theory that ellie is actually joel’s biological daughter, it makes more sense that they’re found family. i think “she’s his biological daughter and that’s why he loves her even though they don’t know it” would be just a cliche plot twist and sort of invalidates adopted/found family, she can be a daughter to him without being related by blood
anyway, bella is so cool and this was a fun interview!!
K2 K2
April 11, 2023 at 3:43 pm
The series was dissapointing. Too much gender propaganda and not alot action.!
me
April 11, 2023 at 3:49 pm
New bella contents finally here ????????
Barb L
April 11, 2023 at 3:49 pm
i adore this human so much
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April 11, 2023 at 3:50 pm
Bella Ramsey doing ASMR clicker sounds in my ears when