“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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Lindelwa Sibeko
September 8, 2020 at 4:04 pm
First????
Siddhant Singh
September 8, 2020 at 4:04 pm
How to overcome break up sorrow at the age 18????
Noah Houle
September 8, 2020 at 4:05 pm
I don’t know why this was recommended but I am now invested in someone else’s relationship ????
Karena Benford
September 8, 2020 at 5:24 pm
Insecure is a great show!! I’ve been totally invested in Issa and Lawrence since the beginning.
Saraiki Veer
September 8, 2020 at 4:06 pm
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Ximena Vera
September 8, 2020 at 4:07 pm
She’s the best!! Love her ❤️
1 sub before 2021?
September 8, 2020 at 4:08 pm
To the Early Squad Reading This: Sending Virtual hugs to everyone who needs it. Always stay safe, Read my name ????
Melas Johnson
September 8, 2020 at 4:08 pm
Lol
*insert type*
September 8, 2020 at 4:09 pm
I’m loving this series
NinaMos
September 8, 2020 at 4:14 pm
Representation matters. Would have loved to see this review done by POC therapists to provide cultural context and insights overlooked in the current review.
90sVenus
September 8, 2020 at 6:14 pm
@Josh Judge race matters. Lawrence as a black man was going through depression and in the black community mental health issues are ignored. That’s just one example of something that needs to be talked about.
icechipz
September 8, 2020 at 6:55 pm
This is SUCH a reach. So only black people can articulate or dissect black shows? Come on. These people are trained at what they do, and ALL of their analyses are on point. So what would have been different.
And before you try to come for me, I’m black. Representation matters, but that doesnt mean only people of the same race can analyze a show ffs!!!
90sVenus
September 8, 2020 at 6:59 pm
@icechipz no one said only black people can analyze black shows LOL she said that she would have loved for a therapist who was a person of color to explain some of the cultural issues that were present in those clips. I’m going to need you to calm down because you’re being a little emotional about something that’s really a positive thing when you think about it.
NinaMos
September 8, 2020 at 7:15 pm
90sVenus thank you. It’s so draining to explain the many ways our race, culture and to a large degree traumas impact our responses to relationship conflict (like Issa and Lawrence); corporate/professional behaviors etc. Anyone responding with “but why”, I’m convinced is doing so purely to be contrarian.
90sVenus
September 8, 2020 at 7:19 pm
@NinaMos I normally don’t try to explain because even some black people don’t get it so it’s a waste of time. To think others will.
Jupiter Wilky May
September 8, 2020 at 4:23 pm
this series can easily be a TV show
Isabela August
September 8, 2020 at 4:25 pm
I wish they analysed Issa and Molly’s relationship, I find it even more interesting and complex. I feel like a lot people lose important friendships because we don’t really have the study and understanding of friend relationships like we have of romantic relationships, even though it’s just as important sometimes even more…
icechipz
September 8, 2020 at 6:49 pm
Yes! This would have been so good! Especially with how season 4 went down. Theres a LOT to unpack with molly and Issa’s relationship
Arawal Rrr
September 8, 2020 at 4:26 pm
He (therapist) tries too hard to side with the woman (actress) to seem woke but in reality she is in the wrong
Sarah Chesley
September 8, 2020 at 4:52 pm
They both in the wrong tho
Ma'Rya
September 8, 2020 at 5:56 pm
Their both professionals?
Patsy Chandler
September 8, 2020 at 4:37 pm
13:43 I love that. Do you love me? ???????? ????????❤️
Genevieve
September 8, 2020 at 4:46 pm
One of the reasons I fell off of Insecure was seeing the parallels of this relationship to my own in my twenties. (Lots of differences as well, mind you but enough is similar that I would get a tight chest and chills while watching.) It’s strange because listening to the therapists discuss allowed me to reflect on my own past situation. This is a first ???? Usually it’s just fun and informative and not this personal!
Dana Stirling
September 8, 2020 at 4:58 pm
That is deep cheating occurs in the mind way before it actually happens dang
Mia Nicole
September 8, 2020 at 5:10 pm
Never watched “Insecure” and now I want to. Lol
Karena Benford
September 8, 2020 at 5:25 pm
Do ittttttttttt
Lebohang Moabelo
September 8, 2020 at 5:13 pm
I haven’t finished watching this but you should do definitely Molly and Issa next.
Soleil DeJoi
September 8, 2020 at 5:18 pm
Absolutely loved this
happyMOO5
September 8, 2020 at 5:20 pm
She said #teamlawrence all day! lol
Ma'Rya
September 8, 2020 at 6:05 pm
I think context matters, it would’ve helped them both. Issa was wrong for cheating and not communicating. Lawrence was wrong for not being present for Issa, but he was in a dark place. She didn’t say something sooner and help him get out that place. But it couldn’t have to have to be completely on her. He was communicating also.
Ma'Rya
September 8, 2020 at 6:06 pm
I think context matters, it would’ve helped them both. Issa was wrong for cheating and not communicating. Lawrence was wrong for not being present for Issa, but he was in a dark place. She didn’t say something sooner and help him get out that place. But it couldn’t have to have to be completely on her. He wasnt communicating also.
Ben Henderson
September 8, 2020 at 6:15 pm
What the
*Heck?*
Ben Henderson
September 8, 2020 at 6:15 pm
I’m sorry
icechipz
September 8, 2020 at 6:47 pm
Ooo #LawrenceHive
icechipz
September 8, 2020 at 7:03 pm
The lady therapist is so on point!! Just spittin straight facts!!
Welson Oliveira
September 8, 2020 at 7:33 pm
yes, yes, yes, OMG yes, I’m so ready for this video. okay, I’m gonna watch it now.