“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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Allison Cloud
November 21, 2023 at 12:02 pm
they should’ve made a national treasure 3 about what was on page 47. Not the disney + show
Masada1911
November 21, 2023 at 12:03 pm
You said it
Kiefer Mosher
November 21, 2023 at 12:32 pm
they said it
D batteries
November 21, 2023 at 12:50 pm
Apparently 3 is still happening
John Per
November 21, 2023 at 2:49 pm
They’re making it
Dave Beverley
November 21, 2023 at 12:15 pm
Still want that third National Treasure film. Done properly, with the same people. Don’t trust Disney with anything these days though. Thankfully barely anyone watched that woke National Treasure Disney Plus show they attempted.
Big Ol' Tits
November 21, 2023 at 12:32 pm
it wasn’t unpopular because it was “woke”. it was unpopular because it didn’t have cage in it ffs. If they had all white male main characters in it and no nic cage, it STILL would have flopped. Please stop with the constant gripes about wokeness, you lot are getting more annoying than the woke people ever were.
Boo Spanyer Cassiopeia
November 21, 2023 at 12:26 pm
Nicolas Cage is himself a National Treasure
MrHospoda96
November 21, 2023 at 12:35 pm
Nic Cage is one of a kind national treasure❤
Almighty loaf 54
November 21, 2023 at 12:37 pm
The Legend Himself, Nicholas Cage
BozPictures
November 21, 2023 at 12:37 pm
Hello, The Rock?
Mordant221
November 21, 2023 at 12:37 pm
❤
The Clay Agenda
November 21, 2023 at 12:48 pm
0:31 – Moonstruck
2:57 – Leaving Las Vegas
5:56 – National Treasure
7:52 – Dream Scenario
10:18 – Face Off
12:54 – Con Air
????????✨
Megpie
November 21, 2023 at 1:18 pm
underrated actor frfr
Moss Graves
November 21, 2023 at 1:21 pm
The fact that they didn’t do Mandy or vampires kiss is sad. Two of his best pieces
Jimmy Gillard
November 21, 2023 at 1:44 pm
Pig, Mom & Dad and Color out of Space also all great
Gloria
November 21, 2023 at 1:34 pm
if he started a film podcast i would watch
La Grandioso
November 21, 2023 at 1:47 pm
Not too many comments here
a n
November 21, 2023 at 1:58 pm
I just watched Moonstruck for the first time. Ugh, it was such a perfect movie. It was surprisingly humorous, well written, and filled with EMOTION. With HEART. Nicolas Cage and Cher’s chemistry was sooooo beautiful <3
Haley A
November 21, 2023 at 2:14 pm
How can he only talk about one National Treasure scene???
Matt React
November 21, 2023 at 2:15 pm
Can’t wait for National Treasure 3 !
Cindy alibaster
November 21, 2023 at 2:26 pm
this couldve been an hour! love nic
Gedaro sienta
November 21, 2023 at 2:27 pm
Pt 2 PLS
Mita
November 21, 2023 at 2:45 pm
Nic Cage is a national treasure. Think I’ll start my own Nic Cage film festival in my living room, of course it might take a while ???? but worth it. Put the bunny back in the box, I’ve quoted that a bazillion times.
volta1228
November 21, 2023 at 2:50 pm
Ha! Loved this!