“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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@Nishanth_mementomori
August 12, 2024 at 12:15 pm
Do these ppl even know what movie they’re promoting ? The story deals with DV they’re all promoting it and making it sound like a rom com
@leshaariel4921
August 12, 2024 at 12:18 pm
Justin really doesn’t f with them lol
@Andrew_Franklin
August 12, 2024 at 12:18 pm
Recasting the Indian guy for the press tour is crazy
@RakibMfilms
August 12, 2024 at 12:18 pm
Crazy that Justin isn’t here
@HawkeyeR
August 12, 2024 at 12:23 pm
???? ????
@ScarlettJ1221
August 12, 2024 at 12:29 pm
There is no cast without Justin Baldoni, this makes zero sense
@sunflowermyeyes9758
August 12, 2024 at 12:33 pm
Crazy to do this without Justin. It feels so icky ???????? Highschool level of bullying.
If he’s not there cause he feels icky to promote a movie about SA the way it’s been promoted here and the past week aka like second Barbie lol I am ???? with him!!!!
Very very weird choices and dynamics :)))
@anto4380delaguaridaa
August 12, 2024 at 12:53 pm
Ask him, he owns the production company that is also producing the marketing events lmao
@vic.overhere
August 12, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Are we joking… or being PUNKED? This whole cast is very sad to watch, remember the bullies or mean girls rally quickly. This is high school level maturity. I will not be seeing the sequel due to their behavior, just leave the book to my imagination. Justin when is the next project is we are following you bud! As a former Lily y’all are a huge disappointment.
@lauraboredom2168
August 12, 2024 at 1:07 pm
very weird how thwy are promoting a DV story it is not a cute romcom
@lauraboredom2168
August 12, 2024 at 1:08 pm
yikes
@thegraceland1
August 12, 2024 at 1:10 pm
Terrible movie.
@thedevdasdoc
August 12, 2024 at 1:16 pm
…….anyway team justin!!!!!
@beatrizgnlvs
August 12, 2024 at 1:20 pm
THE TYPE OF EXCLUSION THEY ARE DOING WITH JUSTIN BALDONI IS ABSURD.
@neyranbilge3028
August 12, 2024 at 1:56 pm
Again no Justin Baldoni ???
@Dadfromtexas
August 12, 2024 at 1:59 pm
Omg I didn’t know that there was drama behind the movie/press tour before I read these comments
@jessicaarmy-animegirl9454
August 12, 2024 at 2:34 pm
To bad Justin isn’t there
@GloriaS-p4k
August 12, 2024 at 2:36 pm
Isabela is Audrey Hepburn’s granddaughter?
@niharikaanand4796
August 12, 2024 at 2:38 pm
Justin
@dariatsareva
August 12, 2024 at 2:43 pm
This is absolutely wild, not even going to watch it without Justin. Pure disrespect.
@lolas369
August 12, 2024 at 3:08 pm
The way this cast has been promoting a domestic violence movie vs Justin Baldoni’s more serious take shows why they aren’t promoting the movie together. Blake, do better, this is such a horrible marketing angle on your end.
@momo33727
August 12, 2024 at 3:09 pm
justice for Justin
@sapphiresecretss
August 12, 2024 at 3:09 pm
Haven’t watched the movie yet but only would for Justin. He deserved better than this and he is better than you.
@PureSparkles22
August 12, 2024 at 3:17 pm
I also love the national treasure movies
@mishysbooknook
August 12, 2024 at 3:43 pm
I hope this time everyone sees Blake for whom she really is. This is the same woman who got married on a plantation.
@an-qo6by
August 12, 2024 at 3:49 pm
all thes people dont feel embarassed? this is a fricken dv film. like hello. soooo out of touch and tone deaf and they just want the fame esp blake