“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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TREMG
December 2, 2022 at 7:27 pm
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Who’s That Chick
December 2, 2022 at 7:27 pm
I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIIIIISS!!
Two absolute Queens in their own right♥️♥️
As for Keke’s heartbreakers film suggestion, YESS! Please make this happen it’s honestly one of my favourite films ever✨
Stephen Donnell
December 2, 2022 at 7:28 pm
This is GOLDEN! Two beautiful ICONS! I truly hope they do another project together, but something we’re never seen before in a mother daughter duo or even sisters! Something with action, suspense, or even a series! I need to see them in something else ASAP! Angela doesn’t age AT ALL!????
Paul Roundtree
December 2, 2022 at 7:28 pm
Legendary women!
TitleDKing
December 2, 2022 at 7:28 pm
Need that movie they were talking about at the end lol
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December 2, 2022 at 7:28 pm
Loooovvve it. They have such great chemistry ❤❤Really Keke can get along with anyone ❤
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December 2, 2022 at 7:29 pm
Lol I have heartbreakers on dvd that’s one of my favs. But angela and keke would be really awesome in that if they did a remake of it.
Bernardo
December 2, 2022 at 7:29 pm
OK So how do we get this Heartbreakers movie going? Who do we call?
Rodwin Makanjera
December 2, 2022 at 7:29 pm
I was just smiling the whole time watching these two. I sooo love both of them!
DJDice
December 2, 2022 at 7:30 pm
I’m ready for the “Heartbreakers” remake TODAY!!!
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December 2, 2022 at 7:30 pm
This is so amazing man. ????
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December 2, 2022 at 7:31 pm
This interview was EVERYTHING!!!
Frederque Jackson
December 2, 2022 at 7:32 pm
I smiled through this entire video. Yes, let’s see another collaboration movie.
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December 2, 2022 at 7:33 pm
Two Beautiful, Amazing & Talented Black Queens. ????????????????⚡️⚡️????????????????????????❤️????❤️????????????????????
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December 2, 2022 at 7:33 pm
I love this! I feel like I’ve been waiting to see them together????
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December 2, 2022 at 7:35 pm
They look amazing together. Angela ,and Keke need to do another movie together because their energies feed off each other❤.
Ariel Elisa
December 2, 2022 at 7:35 pm
“Heartbreakers!” … I’m here for it ❤
Miranda Miller
December 2, 2022 at 7:40 pm
Now if Keke could guest star on 911 with Angela…my life would be complete.
W Coston
December 2, 2022 at 7:41 pm
My heart exploded
Jessica Whittle
December 2, 2022 at 7:44 pm
That’s mother and cousin
Matise Benign
December 2, 2022 at 7:44 pm
I absolutely adore everything about this talk amongst women at the top of their games! The love they share for one another and the ideas these women can pull out is just heartwarming to watch. Let us know when that Heartbreakers movie starts shooting! ❤
Isaac
December 2, 2022 at 7:44 pm
10:50 WE NEED THIS!!!!!
the.MAADhatter
December 2, 2022 at 7:44 pm
I could watch hours of them. Angela is my favorite actress and Keke is just amazing
Milagros
December 2, 2022 at 7:44 pm
Anglea and Keke are too good together aahh!!!!
V_the0nly1
December 2, 2022 at 7:48 pm
All I can see is mother and daughter reunite again.