“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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The NORTH
June 29, 2020 at 4:06 pm
My man from First 48!
Tuc Arizona
June 29, 2020 at 4:06 pm
3rd
Mamy Mimma
June 29, 2020 at 4:16 pm
Joker ????
MrGenexxx
June 29, 2020 at 4:16 pm
You never got me Chris!
Jonathan
June 29, 2020 at 4:22 pm
PE was never my strongest subject, I would suck at this job. ????
Anthony
June 29, 2020 at 4:30 pm
5:14 5:14 5:14 5:14 5:14 5:14 5:14 5:14 5:14 5:14 5:14 5:14 5:14 5:14 5:14 5:14
ALL COPS WATCHING, LISTEN AND APPLY WHAT HE JUST SAID
Tigbemileke Ojo
June 29, 2020 at 5:03 pm
stmgamesftw He does mention it at minute seven in the video when it is relevant.
Anthony
June 29, 2020 at 5:07 pm
Tigbemileke Ojo He can look it up himself if he doesn’t believe you lol
Just Some Kraken With Internet Access
June 29, 2020 at 5:10 pm
@stmgamesftw Of course he doesn’t believe you. It doesn’t fit the narrative.
Anthony
June 29, 2020 at 5:45 pm
Just Some Kraken With Internet Access it’s not a belief, he’s definitely correct, and I acknowledge that the guy in video addresses his correctness, but ig acknowledging what’s really being said does fit your narrative does it
Just Some Kraken With Internet Access
June 29, 2020 at 6:04 pm
@Anthony I read your comment multiple times and I still can’t figure out what you’re trying to say.
TMC Sloan
June 29, 2020 at 4:31 pm
The Fugitive is one of the best thrillers ever
Hacksaw Havoc
June 29, 2020 at 4:34 pm
Was catch me if you can not based on a true story, so chances are it actually happened
Matheus Lacerda
June 29, 2020 at 5:23 pm
It was based on a true story, but not everything in the movie happened. For example, hes didnt get married before getting caught
WalterLiddy
June 29, 2020 at 6:12 pm
lol ‘based on a true story’ does not remotely mean the events it shows really happened. Not by a long shot.
Dominic Gallegos
June 29, 2020 at 4:44 pm
A police sniper killed my brother. He was holding some people hostage and got shot for it. He had murdered his 3 roommates, then traveled 8 hours to kill is ex-girlfriend. He took her and her dorm mates hostage after shooting his ex in the foot. He was definitely a danger.
stmgamesftw
June 29, 2020 at 4:56 pm
5:14
How about you cite the entire decision dude? Tennessee v. Garner gives the police the ability to use lethal force to stop a fleeing suspect if they have a good faith belief that the suspect poses a grave threat of death or serious injury to the officer or others.
John Williams
June 29, 2020 at 5:00 pm
7:04
He actually does clarify that right here, where it’s relevant to the scene. I had been wondering about that, too.
stmgamesftw
June 29, 2020 at 5:08 pm
@John Williams That’s a slightly different situation. The suspect wasn’t fleeing at that moment.
EricSSmith
June 29, 2020 at 5:18 pm
If this guy wants to discourage shooting people in the back as a general rule, I’m cool with it.
Rob Grady
June 29, 2020 at 4:56 pm
so why does a fugitive investigators know how to and when to brandish a firearm especially in a crowded area, but a large mass of cops continent-wide don’t? why does more care happen for literal murderers and rapists than innocent civilians?
Sadie
June 29, 2020 at 5:08 pm
Every single cop knows. It’s part of their training. It’s just the system is corrupt and doesn’t enforce laws the same way against cops as against civilians so they have nothing forcing them to follow the law.
Hammas Haukka
June 29, 2020 at 6:02 pm
Fugitive investigators are a special unit and thus usually better trained, with more experience and score higher on aptitude tests than regular patrol. Given how little training regular police are given in the US (depending on the state), the difference is usually quite significant.
There is also the factor, that programs like this will usually search out the people who are already good at talking/PR. They don’t necessarily represent the standard denominator.
Samuel Asare
June 29, 2020 at 5:03 pm
5:15 Wow weird, huh
Eugenio A Sanchez Perez
June 29, 2020 at 5:10 pm
Joker is one of the lamest movies ever. Is boring and useless. People keep talking about it like its the greatest thing … not
Rabid Ewok
June 29, 2020 at 5:13 pm
The zodiac should be on this list
bojangles music
June 29, 2020 at 5:15 pm
This video is good, but you know what isn’t? Murder. Murder is not good.
Vahur Joa
June 29, 2020 at 7:22 pm
Tell that to Ted Bundy. Oh wait … nevermind
SteezyMPeezy
June 29, 2020 at 5:38 pm
I love these breakdowns, I wish there was more of them lol
Deven Dean
June 29, 2020 at 5:50 pm
Around 5:25 he’s explains something that happens ALL THE TIME but it’s illegal SMDH
valdie91285
June 29, 2020 at 5:54 pm
Yeah….he also didn’t explain the entire law which states that police can use lethal force if the person they are pursuing poses an immediate threat to the public.
A. I.
June 29, 2020 at 5:54 pm
Plummel? It’s pummel. Brass? You mean brash? Scretch of the imagination? You mean stretch? This detective doesn’t seem to know basic 3rd grade grammar, so I’m pretty sure fugitives didn’t find it too hard to outsmart this guy.
theawesomestawesomer
June 29, 2020 at 5:57 pm
“You don’t go through a train full of people in a huge crowd with your weapon pointed out in front of you. That’s a tactical error.”
Right, cause as we’ve seen over the past few weeks, cops only act with complete tact and would never pull a weapon on a large crowd of innocent people (ಠ‿ಠ)
Dan Lawrence
June 29, 2020 at 6:02 pm
Tumbely Jones is a great actor. Right next to Harroldson Ford
Juggtacula
June 29, 2020 at 6:28 pm
Hahahahaaha
Creatotron
June 29, 2020 at 6:08 pm
When I clicked this I was hoping that this would involve the game Manhunt.
cherry kizer
June 29, 2020 at 6:17 pm
GQ, Vanity Fair, and Insider all do the same videos- I expect to see the same guy/type of guy on the other channels, just like the fighter pilot vids
Lisa Luminaire Intuitive
June 29, 2020 at 7:22 pm
THE IRONY! A cop is allowed to shoot a weapon at a person running away, but it’s ok to shoot them while they’re asleep in their bed, or to kneel on their neck despite being cuffed? THE IRONY.
thexbigxgreen
June 29, 2020 at 7:40 pm
“I’m innocent!”
“I don’t care.”
RedPanda van Leven
June 29, 2020 at 7:42 pm
Another good expert video. You can hear the hesitation in his voice when he talks about police shooting fleeing suspects