“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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@sosukewifhat
March 15, 2024 at 2:49 pm
adorable and what a maestro
@barndoor8628
March 15, 2024 at 2:56 pm
Hans’ interns were busy with this one
@kathypham7907
March 15, 2024 at 3:01 pm
10:10 he really said He thinks he hasn’t written the most beautiful love theme song yet, all the while he literally wrote “One Day” for Pirates of Caribbean. HOW CAN HE GET BETTER THAN THAT LOL
@elijahmodnar1
March 15, 2024 at 3:03 pm
STUNNING soundtrack, his “end credit” track always continues the movie past the last scene!!
@Tmtrnr.
March 15, 2024 at 3:03 pm
14:55 His smile and his passion for Dune and film/music in general is just so heartwarming ❤
@chouettesuper
March 15, 2024 at 3:05 pm
AAAAaaaYééEEEYAAAAAAAAA ???????????? AYAAaaYAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaa ????????????
@epwhitneep
March 15, 2024 at 3:05 pm
This guy and what he does is just too cool. Iconic…
@marcussilva9623
March 15, 2024 at 3:06 pm
so masterful
@matthewrongo6198
March 15, 2024 at 3:07 pm
People commenting “This might win him his 3rd oscar!” or “I hope he wins the oscar for this.” Everyone, he’s going to win the Oscar for this lol
@ravenazima539
March 15, 2024 at 3:08 pm
Мое почтение, музыка чистый восторг! Живи долго☺️
@dawidpiejko9475
March 15, 2024 at 3:09 pm
Hans is a genius. I wish he talked about making “Harkonnen Arena” or “Arrival”
@kaushikprasad2653
March 15, 2024 at 3:10 pm
Should have asked his interns
@naylalector721
March 15, 2024 at 3:11 pm
????
@AlexKalve
March 15, 2024 at 3:12 pm
There is nothing more beautiful than the connection between human beings to create beautiful things together <3 This move was 10/10!
@VibeVocalStudio
March 15, 2024 at 3:14 pm
@9:43 makes me emotional, and it seems to make Hans emotional too. Music is a beautiful thing ????
@teodor6835
March 15, 2024 at 3:15 pm
The key lies in not being a sequel but a continuation of the story
@raeaugustus586
March 15, 2024 at 3:18 pm
The last part just brought a tear to my eye, we’ll be ready…
@samfilmkid
March 15, 2024 at 3:20 pm
It’s like he took Frank Herbert’s prose, ran it through some strange machine and translated it into musical notes. It matches the tone of the book SO well!
@FryCanon
March 15, 2024 at 3:29 pm
I am loving these videos about the music. I’ve recently learned how much I love how music is made in film. This and Ludwig have been a feast of information.
@morgant3163
March 15, 2024 at 3:31 pm
he’s so brilliant
@4TheWinQuinn
March 15, 2024 at 3:33 pm
Been waiting for this one
@Greaseball01
March 15, 2024 at 3:45 pm
I just now realised Hans did the soundtrack for Gladiator
@smokingclove5769
March 15, 2024 at 3:48 pm
“sometimes the quality of a wine maybe…”
@Goma328
March 15, 2024 at 3:50 pm
This simply shows how much of a genius he is. Mind blown.
@anshumananshu667
March 15, 2024 at 3:51 pm
Hans is modern day maestro, someone’s must be lying when they say they didn’t like Hans’s music.