“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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@trinaq
July 8, 2024 at 12:05 pm
It’s surprising to hear Mia’s natural British voice in interviews, she can do such a convincing American accent.
@cassiecarpenter
July 8, 2024 at 12:39 pm
Peppa Pig
@kylegrode9362
July 8, 2024 at 2:15 pm
@@cassiecarpenter”Oy mister!”
@J7nty
July 8, 2024 at 2:16 pm
In all her other movies she speaks in her real voice so you obviously only watched her in X trilogy films
@tonyrodriguez2943
July 8, 2024 at 12:20 pm
Sweet, sweet Mia.
@peachy5570
July 8, 2024 at 12:25 pm
love this duo
@Prttybhadd
July 8, 2024 at 12:28 pm
Mia x Trisha Paytas ???? *pass it on*
@edge9380
July 8, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Mia Goth is so kind ????????
@gustavodelgado5716
July 8, 2024 at 12:30 pm
I love Mia Goth in these movies, she is such a powerful and talented actress. I wanna give Ti West the biggest hug for putting her front and center in this trilogy!
@cassiecarpenter
July 8, 2024 at 12:37 pm
This film had so much potential, but quickly deteriorated after the first 20 minutes. The ending was cartoonishly awful.
@riot__grrrrl
July 8, 2024 at 12:44 pm
i haven’t seen it yet but not surprised. i thought the writing in x and pearl was terrible
@pesky716
July 8, 2024 at 1:21 pm
I disagree with you up until the ending. That’s where my disappointment kicked in.
@thisiskenna
July 8, 2024 at 2:10 pm
@pesky716 & @cassiecarpenter I saw it and can see what you all are saying about the ending but I enjoyed the movie. Genuinely curious how you would’ve preferred it to end
@pesky716
July 8, 2024 at 2:14 pm
@@thisiskenna I want to answer this, but I don’t know how to do so without providing spoilers
@thisiskenna
July 8, 2024 at 2:33 pm
@@pesky716 Add spoiler alert first and some space before your answer.
@dylanlee32
July 8, 2024 at 12:53 pm
I’m claustrophic and watching this scene in the theater almost gave me a panic attack – well done!
@reservoirdude92
July 8, 2024 at 1:24 pm
Ti West has certainly come a long way since The Roost! His career has been a mixed bag of great and not-so-great, but he’s been a major force since X. Looking forward to bigger things for Ti, that’s for sure!
@seana_momsen
July 8, 2024 at 1:59 pm
Maxxxine F*cking Minx is the BEST.
@KWAPT
July 8, 2024 at 2:06 pm
Mia Goth should’ve played Aileen Wournos in “Monster”. No makeup or prosthetics would have been necessary.
@DragonTVSJC
July 8, 2024 at 2:12 pm
watching this scene was really enjoyable. It felt so on brand for 80s horror.
@joanna-222
July 8, 2024 at 2:15 pm
Iconic duo
@lProjectZerol
July 8, 2024 at 2:26 pm
So happy to see her and Ti very much lately on videos and interviews. They’re my new fav cinema couple
@lProjectZerol
July 8, 2024 at 2:36 pm
Him saying Pearl was the movie he had more solid idea of what was gonna be it’s so real cause it’s actually the best of the trilogy.
@mirroredtwigs
July 8, 2024 at 3:25 pm
3:20 does this mean when pearl said “I DONT NEED A NURSE” in X?