“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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@IOANNA333
April 8, 2024 at 12:03 pm
No Moulin Rouge?????
@Agent-wn7le
April 8, 2024 at 12:05 pm
????
@KarlaSantos-qv2qs
April 8, 2024 at 12:08 pm
Exactly: his best, in my opinion.
@Agent-wn7le
April 8, 2024 at 12:05 pm
Hello there ????
@Woozlewuzzleable
April 8, 2024 at 12:07 pm
That’s a cruel and unusual punishment making him watch Obi-wan. That being said, he was great playing two roles in Fargo.
@Yomomaloveme
April 8, 2024 at 2:37 pm
Can’t believe Disney fumbled obi wan ????????????
@foliemeteora498
April 8, 2024 at 3:10 pm
he literally says they drafted some ideas (the whole waiter thing) and then changed it, like him being part of the decision and idea
@KarlaSantos-qv2qs
April 8, 2024 at 12:10 pm
I would love to see hear his thoughts over Moulin Rouge: my favorite.
@trinaq
April 8, 2024 at 12:11 pm
“Choose life.” “Trainspotting” was the first project I ever watched Ewan in, and I knew that he was poised to be a big star. He completely embodied the role of Renton.
@darkangel8068
April 8, 2024 at 12:29 pm
I clicked for Moulin Rogue, I skipped all the others lol
@HULLGRAFFITI
April 8, 2024 at 12:29 pm
Must be gutting for him to watch Obi Wan knowing it’s in no way his fault why it sucked so bad….
@foliemeteora498
April 8, 2024 at 3:10 pm
he was a producer on the show, so…
@HMF47
April 8, 2024 at 12:59 pm
Seriously? No Moulin Rouge?
@batgurrl
April 8, 2024 at 1:08 pm
Many actors say they never watch any of their own films. Ewan made an interesting choice with the toilet because ‘back in the day’ it was prominent in all Trainspotting trailers, shown with every Indie movie of the time ????????
@ryansizemore5064
April 8, 2024 at 1:14 pm
Did claudio a bit dirty
@AproposOfWetSnow
April 8, 2024 at 1:17 pm
Love Ewan. His Long Way Round was the inspiration for me to get my motorcycle license and travel around the Baltic Sea.
@kaspinet
April 8, 2024 at 1:22 pm
Ewan has such a vast and diverse catalog that it would take 90 minutes to cover them all. Yes, please!
@TheRixenator
April 8, 2024 at 1:27 pm
One of the tapes on the table says Moulin Rouge ????
@Dhieen
April 8, 2024 at 1:35 pm
Obiwan show was so bad but this scene with anakin was amazing
@gloomgirl
April 8, 2024 at 1:39 pm
Trainspotting-best film ever-starring my favorite human, Ewan.
@loveforeignaccents
April 8, 2024 at 1:53 pm
Too bad they didn’t feature the intense “The Impossible” movie.
@TheEternalOuroboros
April 8, 2024 at 2:37 pm
If Kenobi was a movie it would have been better. It would hopefully have cut out the bad parts.
@ohJettzen
April 8, 2024 at 3:26 pm
Never understood the 10 second spoiler at the start. For trailers, makes sense for ads, but in a video like this where it isn’t ever an ad, it’s just lame
@xliquidflames
April 8, 2024 at 3:43 pm
Ewan McGregor, Keanu Reeves, Charlie Hunnam, and Norman Reedus should do an epic motorcycle ride together and film it. That would be so fun.