“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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Ben Kidd
June 13, 2022 at 4:24 pm
where can I get his shirt. Top Draw
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Holy sh*t! It’s IRL Hagrid!!!
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He definitely looks like a paleontologist
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June 13, 2022 at 4:41 pm
Such a cool dude.
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I want this guy to write a dino movie.
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Love how everyone is defending the movie… Are you a paleontologist? No.
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June 13, 2022 at 5:11 pm
What’s the most accurate depiction of a dinosaur you’ve seen in any medium?
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June 13, 2022 at 5:11 pm
I am the 187th like, and I must say that this video is interesting. I love dinosaurs, paleontology, natural history, and biology. I am so glad to see this video in my recommendation.
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June 13, 2022 at 5:19 pm
Dinosaur 2000 that was amazing!
Not a Bot
June 13, 2022 at 5:21 pm
Good paleontologist
Ganiscol
June 13, 2022 at 5:23 pm
Thank goodness he dunked on that horrible POS that is JP3 – The aforementioned Horner really sold his soul to the studio when they asked to make something up that one-ups the T-Rex. It shall live in infamy! ????
TheNatural
June 13, 2022 at 5:31 pm
Am i the only one who thought: “Ohhh, it’s Hagrid”
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June 13, 2022 at 5:38 pm
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June 13, 2022 at 5:48 pm
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Max Hastings
June 13, 2022 at 5:52 pm
Fun fact: sharp tooth had lips
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June 13, 2022 at 5:58 pm
it’s almost like the movies aren’t supposed to be scientifically accurate
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June 13, 2022 at 6:07 pm
He is the most paleontologist looking paleontologist that has ever paleontologist in the history of paleontologists.
MrGonzal3z
June 13, 2022 at 7:01 pm
Lmao ???? facts!
GVH
June 13, 2022 at 6:22 pm
The fact that the movies they gave him were out of chronological order, bugs me more than I’d like it too lol
E
June 13, 2022 at 6:24 pm
This guy literally made every JP fan’s day by correcting that fact that TRex should have mopped the floor with the Spinosaurus in a single bite. Thank you! lol
Michael Choueiri
June 13, 2022 at 6:34 pm
He looks like George Martin.
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June 13, 2022 at 6:44 pm
This paleontologist is so informative and is obviously a movie geek as well. Awesome!
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June 13, 2022 at 7:05 pm
Okay Hagrid…
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June 13, 2022 at 7:29 pm
This guy was great! Another please, and show him the classic We’re Back!