“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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Jeppe A K Sørensen
December 2, 2021 at 6:26 pm
Geniually legendary.
Theredspirit
December 2, 2021 at 6:30 pm
Halle? more like Baddie
Chris N.D.P
December 2, 2021 at 6:39 pm
Wonderfully humble, genuine, inspiring and talented woman. I can’t believe she didn’t talk about Gothika though. That movie is so fire!
Bob Matteis
December 2, 2021 at 6:45 pm
She is absolutely amazing but this is Bob in Connecticut once you are in the Marvel universe that is what you are going to be remembered for your whole career. Yes she is storm of the X-Men and now the X-Men will have many movies coming up because Disney bought the property so if anybody has the first issue of X-Men I would suggest you never sell that unless it’s extreme emergency it’s like the first Spider-Man amazing fantasy 15 if you have one of those you don’t sell it. Yes you can buy a Lamborghini with that book and they keep going up up up comic books is not the stock market it doesn’t fluctuate you will not get a heart attack.????????????
londonladxxx
December 2, 2021 at 6:46 pm
Shame she missed out swordfish
Riley Tipper
December 2, 2021 at 6:53 pm
Legend
Braveisbeauti
December 2, 2021 at 6:58 pm
Living legend. I luv me some Halle Berry. She is aging so beautifully and GRACEFULLY ????????????
Forgotten Ones
December 2, 2021 at 6:59 pm
I wish she did more interviews shes 1 of my faves
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robert black
December 2, 2021 at 7:18 pm
Seems to be a lot of movies missing here..?
Really loved when she showed up for the Razzies.
Every choice she has made has been brave. She literally doesn’t care what people think. Doesn’t take herself too seriously. If she is going to enjoy the experience, she will make the movie.
Who doesn’t love her?
kylepop
December 2, 2021 at 7:26 pm
She’s just genuinely a warm hearted, honest, down to earth woman and what a career she’s had! ???? Halle is a truly exceptional actresses who really puts 110% in any role whether it’s a low budget indie, a blockbuster or a b movie.
Vinicius Rafer
December 2, 2021 at 7:32 pm
She’s such an inspirational person.
Maya Rodriguez
December 2, 2021 at 7:33 pm
Bruised was so good
Ophelia Howell
December 2, 2021 at 7:34 pm
I’ve always wished I was tenacious
Ophelia Howell
December 2, 2021 at 7:35 pm
OMG I LOVED Halle in Dorothy Dandrige.
Qimochi Yazuka
December 2, 2021 at 7:44 pm
He did all of that so sincerely.
It deserves a thumbs up.
Calistus Jay
December 2, 2021 at 7:46 pm
Her best moment was definitely Catwoman. Stunning film and a spectacular performance.
_mahappy_
December 2, 2021 at 7:47 pm
I’d love for her to direct a cat woman movie ????!!!
VALENTINEproductions
December 2, 2021 at 7:48 pm
Ugh. Catwoman isn’t a world saver. Hearing her say this hurts my soul. Catwoman saves herself.
ChronoGGWP
December 2, 2021 at 7:51 pm
She really proves that age is just a number
Arcanist NPC
December 2, 2021 at 7:51 pm
How awesome would it be if she could direct a Catwoman movie with Zoë Kravitz playing Catwoman? Like as a spin-off or sequel to the new Batman movie
Victoria Manuel
December 2, 2021 at 7:52 pm
He is very talented. I always hope to be the best.????