“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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Masada1911
May 20, 2021 at 4:18 pm
I loved him in Munich. And Troy, and Black Hawk Down
Abdellah Ibrahim
May 20, 2021 at 4:21 pm
Absolutely amazing in Troy, such a great actor!
Jamo
May 20, 2021 at 4:27 pm
He really comes off as a guy who somehow ended up a star and never forgot how lucky he was. Cool dude
Vel A
May 20, 2021 at 4:28 pm
I loved Eric’s version of Hulk and Norton’s! The rest were crap!
veda pierce
May 20, 2021 at 4:31 pm
Eric is definitely the best Hulk in my book.
veda pierce
May 20, 2021 at 4:31 pm
one of the best actors working today.He’s incredibly underrated, though. THE DRY is an amazing film.Highly recommand it.
Boss Sev 38
May 20, 2021 at 4:36 pm
1:48 he looks so much like Mark Ruffalo in Chopper
Bryan Sith'ari
May 20, 2021 at 4:38 pm
Seems like a real down to earth bloke. Always like Eric.
HOMEM FUGAZI
May 20, 2021 at 4:43 pm
This guy is really cool…
Down to earth
DamnFineCupOfCoffee
May 20, 2021 at 4:51 pm
Swoit
Ben Henderson
May 20, 2021 at 5:03 pm
Weird how I thought he was one of the cast members in Goonies
Felicity Cook
May 20, 2021 at 7:41 pm
????
Brijesh Gokhale
May 20, 2021 at 5:09 pm
It is a crime that they didn’t mentioned him in Star Trek. He disappeared in that character.
LoveTroll
May 20, 2021 at 5:10 pm
❝ _When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you._ ❞
Crystal Kelly
May 20, 2021 at 5:12 pm
eric the underrated
Josh White
May 20, 2021 at 5:16 pm
Nah, he waited all his life to say, “Waiting for Achilles to heal his Achilles”
G Kamm
May 20, 2021 at 5:19 pm
I thought he was american… I’m dumb
Felicity Cook
May 20, 2021 at 7:41 pm
U are ????
Jonny Bartsch
May 20, 2021 at 5:19 pm
He has a scene in Hanna which is one of the coolest fight scenes ever.
david
May 20, 2021 at 6:22 pm
What scene is it?
Crystal Kelly
May 20, 2021 at 5:19 pm
“what’s a fall movie, what are you talking about?”
I’ll just do a film and then do another film when I find another film I wanna do.
lmaooo
javier mori
May 20, 2021 at 5:23 pm
He was great in Munich.great film.
LOSTBOYDGAF
May 20, 2021 at 5:25 pm
Where star trek NERO!!!!
ብሩክ ነኝ
May 20, 2021 at 5:25 pm
his face is not that intimidating for Troy ????
Ibrahim Kharal
May 20, 2021 at 5:40 pm
Oh heck yes! Seeing Eric Bana back in mainstream media is such a joyful feeling.
Rob Mckay
May 20, 2021 at 6:01 pm
Weird how Canadians use pounds and feet b/c America.
steve conn
May 20, 2021 at 6:14 pm
His “Hi Christopher I’m Nero” in ST was the most epic line delivery ever.
Will Solis
May 20, 2021 at 7:29 pm
Glad he retained his Aussie accent
TumblingMustard
May 20, 2021 at 7:47 pm
I’d love to see him in more comedic roles.