“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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Andrew Hermonat
April 30, 2020 at 7:26 pm
He sharpens his knives before bed? Never a dull moment with him it seems.
Grim Lock
April 30, 2020 at 7:27 pm
Dude I feel bad for his sleep schedule jeez tinnitus and waking up at random times is horrible
S Higgs
April 30, 2020 at 7:27 pm
This guy does nothing for the first five hours he’s awake?
Chloé Nanian
April 30, 2020 at 7:27 pm
I didn’t realize that I needed Babish in my life until he was in my life
knapman47
April 30, 2020 at 7:28 pm
So Babish is basically ready to start his day at lunchtime after that marathon morning routine.
Ashar Awesome
April 30, 2020 at 7:29 pm
imagine being this guys neighbour and hearing knives being sharpened at 2 am
Ed Farage
April 30, 2020 at 7:30 pm
5-6 hours sleep will most definitely get you an early grave, jesus
Bailey Brewer
April 30, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Andrew – just wanted to say I’ve been a fan for years, and I’m so happy to see you continuing to succeed!
Naomi Warden Barreda
April 30, 2020 at 7:32 pm
lol the book to brag about and the trashy book to enjoy is so true. I read Camus to sound smart and then The Hunger Games after reading it like 5 times already.
Sean Skove
April 30, 2020 at 7:33 pm
Sooo…what does his crew/team do? O.o
dlxe
April 30, 2020 at 7:34 pm
I’m surprised he doesn’t have a dishwasher c’mon. Plus just meal prep it’s so much easier ????
Chris A
April 30, 2020 at 7:34 pm
thanks for the schematics to rob babish’s house
Maximilian B
April 30, 2020 at 7:37 pm
Dude flosses each day
Shaves each day
Grooms each day
Cooks all day
Drinks all day
Socially isolates each day
Sharpens his knifes each day
Sleeps with a lot of ventilators each day.
Someone might say he’s a sociopath.
John
April 30, 2020 at 7:39 pm
So you telling me by 11:15am all he accomplished was a workout and shaving his head?
Christian Zukey
April 30, 2020 at 7:39 pm
Love that Emily King song!
Matthew Ortiz
April 30, 2020 at 7:41 pm
Andrew is like the prime example of the perfect human
ILikeYou
April 30, 2020 at 7:42 pm
Does anybody else see Nick Jonas when looking at him?
Thriving Anarchy
April 30, 2020 at 7:42 pm
So if he falls asleep at 5:00 A.M, how does he get 5 to 6 hours of sleep when he wakes up at 7:30?
Laura Wood
April 30, 2020 at 7:45 pm
Ahaha Andrew telling himself to sit up straight and have good posture and then instantly doing the intro with poor posture is a mood
xoxo bilge
April 30, 2020 at 7:46 pm
Bro can we appreciate the editing in this video?? Editor, you are killing it!
AceHalford
April 30, 2020 at 7:46 pm
Jeez, get some sleep please lol!
Shaza Hazwani
April 30, 2020 at 7:48 pm
Idk if someone has said this but you look like Ryan Reynolds, but bald and it’s a great look.
Leslie Reynolds
April 30, 2020 at 7:48 pm
Welp, I love him even more. Didn’t know that was possible. ????????????????????
Siamur Rahman
April 30, 2020 at 7:52 pm
At least he is not faking like others YouTubers…
Like…I wake up at 6:15. do Yoga, meditate. Bla bla.
He is truthful and quite straightforward
Mathieu Pelletier
April 30, 2020 at 7:54 pm
I see you Babish with that bottle of Tequila ! It has a ring on it !