“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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Off course, let’s not forget Dr Fate is James Bond
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October 20, 2022 at 6:10 pm
Great epic ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ enjoyed it ????????????⚡️⚡️
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October 20, 2022 at 6:14 pm
1:50 lmao
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October 20, 2022 at 6:28 pm
0:49 “I dont like it”. I hope that was sarcasm Dr. Fate.
02:09 Hawkman giving us hint or just teasing ????
07:47 Uh there is water in air, its called WATER VAPOUR
08:45 Pierce pushing Aldis down to continue Kevin’s impression when he tries to get up ???????? Hawkman and Dr.Fate do have very good chemistry and it was visible all throughout the movie
everyone expecting the entire JSA to be killed off because Wanda wiped out entire Illuminati ????????
Prerak Sh
October 20, 2022 at 7:10 pm
Nice
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My theory. Shazam will change his name to White Billy.
Richard Thornton
October 20, 2022 at 6:34 pm
Pierce brosnan is like “I’m also here.”
Uno
October 20, 2022 at 6:41 pm
But sadly, Black Adam can’t even touch Superman.
Sugar ray
October 20, 2022 at 7:22 pm
He has beaten him in the past. But yes superman is on a whole different level.
Lead Head
October 20, 2022 at 6:48 pm
STFU with the BLM bull S#IT its RIDICULOUS! #ALLLIVESMATTER …..PERIOD!!!
Lead Head
October 20, 2022 at 6:50 pm
Black Adam needs to connect to all of the Snyderverse, if hes that dark and serious why not because these is big boy movies! no M-SHE-U crap!…And Superman wipes the floor with all of you, DR Fate is the only one to stand a chance!
Life n Game
October 20, 2022 at 6:54 pm
Man, they are just wholesome , this whole group is wholesome .
iam korg
October 20, 2022 at 6:56 pm
Cant wait justice league vs jsa…
As long as ur mothers name not martha, batman 100% can defeat you hawkman ????
Space Man
October 20, 2022 at 6:57 pm
i like how everyone there with all this energy and Pierce Brosnan is there just quietly contemplating
Life Without Borders
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he already saw this engagement earlier as a future
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October 20, 2022 at 7:00 pm
super happy rock didn’t slap him
1 2
October 20, 2022 at 7:06 pm
Spoiler Warning ⚠️
Dr fate dies 🙁
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October 20, 2022 at 7:08 pm
Really?
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October 20, 2022 at 7:09 pm
Does black Adam wear his costume
JOSEPH STALIN
October 20, 2022 at 7:07 pm
Aldis guy too cringe
Farglior EX
October 20, 2022 at 7:09 pm
“It’s been a while since anyone has made the world this nervous. Black Adam – we should talk…”
-Superman 2022
Reverse Bruce
October 20, 2022 at 7:09 pm
All I’m saying is Beyonce has the bee hive. The rock has the MAN hive. We won’t let this movie fail!
SPARTANS! AWOO AWOO AWOO
Ana Pereira
October 20, 2022 at 7:10 pm
8:37 Aldis doing a impression of Kevin Hart HAHAHAHA
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October 20, 2022 at 7:28 pm
James Bond in the corner silent through the whole video
sea sky
October 20, 2022 at 7:32 pm
i hope doctor fate returns soon
Eiden Salman
October 20, 2022 at 7:34 pm
DCEU is back
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October 20, 2022 at 7:38 pm
6:41 rock having flashbacks of how batman whooped superman in BVS
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October 20, 2022 at 7:39 pm
Its gonna be interesting to see how this timeline will go straight forward. The potential is there. And not Darkseid Mentioned yet. DC can turn this around they just need to play their cards right and introduce new characters the right way.
Jordan Rhap
October 20, 2022 at 7:46 pm
Don’t disrespect my Batman ????
Juls Marabe
October 20, 2022 at 7:52 pm
6:29 Well we already know after watching the movie ????????♂️