“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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Lucia Tantin
February 9, 2022 at 5:01 pm
Lol. These always make me laugh
jeevi hayer
February 9, 2022 at 5:06 pm
i love jenny slate
jeevi hayer
February 9, 2022 at 5:07 pm
hey they changed the ‘narrator’ voice
Brooke
February 9, 2022 at 5:11 pm
“Are you worried you don’t know what the truth is?” – Best question I’ve heard on these things.
Brooke
February 9, 2022 at 5:12 pm
They got Bryan Cranston back there manning the lie detector?
M E P H I S T O
February 9, 2022 at 5:16 pm
Me who is watching this at 1:00 pm and 2 finals tommorow: “now this a video for me”
A
February 9, 2022 at 5:20 pm
“Are you concerned that you don’t know the truth?” – This is the best question I’ve heard on the subject.
Aiden's IDK
February 9, 2022 at 5:22 pm
This is not how lie detection works
Casey Angus
February 9, 2022 at 5:29 pm
I’ve never laughed so hard at one of these! I’m dying ???? ???? ???? ????
lifeisterrible
February 9, 2022 at 5:30 pm
Jenny’s laugh is like sunshine.
RJ Easy
February 9, 2022 at 5:45 pm
Cut that, cut that, cut that ????
Frank Boyce
February 9, 2022 at 7:39 pm
THAT’S WHAT A GHOST SHOULD DO THOUGH
Gazvsagacious
February 9, 2022 at 5:54 pm
I love James Remar’s character of “Richard” in this piece
BrammerHammer23
February 9, 2022 at 5:59 pm
Jenny Slate is low key very attractive.
Codebreaker250
February 9, 2022 at 6:11 pm
*high key
8523wsxc
February 9, 2022 at 6:07 pm
Tammy Larsen is the best Bob’s Burger character.
Todd B.
February 9, 2022 at 6:15 pm
Charlie’s “falling into a doorknob” after this.
Larry F
February 9, 2022 at 6:29 pm
Who are these people?
Abraham Cv
February 9, 2022 at 7:01 pm
This one has got to be one of the funniest ones so far
Caitlyn Jones
February 9, 2022 at 7:07 pm
Am I the only one that heard Sherri Moon Zombie when she said ‘This thing is F***** crazy, man” ????
FF7_FAN
February 9, 2022 at 7:28 pm
That second where she questioned her own name ???????? first for this show I think.