“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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Dirty Money
June 17, 2020 at 6:01 pm
“Im not afraid of looking like an idiot” noted
DARK_CENTAURUS
June 17, 2020 at 6:03 pm
PJ’s voice is so epic. Did he voice him in A Goofy Movie?
Rob Paulsen
June 17, 2020 at 6:07 pm
He did.
DARK_CENTAURUS
June 17, 2020 at 6:22 pm
@Rob Paulsen lol I worded it “he” cause I assumed you would never in a million years respond directly. Thanks for speaking our childhoods. ????????
bellboy
June 17, 2020 at 6:35 pm
DARK_CENTAURUS I don’t know if that is he.
Keith Ackerson
June 17, 2020 at 6:13 pm
Wow, he has amazing voice skills. I never made the connection between all those characters
Malik Hodge
June 17, 2020 at 6:14 pm
I never knew he played Carl and Box ghost
katevelasco
June 17, 2020 at 6:16 pm
Man isn’t Rob great or what? ❤️????
Rhodes
June 17, 2020 at 6:18 pm
Pinky and the Brain is such a classic
thexbigxgreen
June 17, 2020 at 6:21 pm
Wow, he was so gracious with his positive feedback, what a well-spoken and awesome dude!
Alexander Kirpichnikov
June 17, 2020 at 6:24 pm
The best episode of pinky and the brain is the one with hillary clinton running the world I never noticed if george soros in it too?
Fnu Lnu
June 17, 2020 at 6:38 pm
Americans have the most ridiculous fake teeth ????
Salifya K Ngambi
June 17, 2020 at 6:51 pm
What about the mask mr Robert Paulsen
OBK Daxter
June 17, 2020 at 6:51 pm
haha, alot of people talk so fast because of nerves.
KGrove94
June 17, 2020 at 6:57 pm
“And that’s what this is about: continue to embrace your silliness.” Great words of wisdom to live by.
groofay
June 17, 2020 at 6:58 pm
Rob playing the long game; I bet he gave Carl the lazy L affectation just so he could go on Vanity Fair and roast impressionists who didn’t have it.
E Ryuu
June 17, 2020 at 6:59 pm
Great Beetlejuice reference (17:39).
Pokyqu
June 17, 2020 at 7:03 pm
I wish they did ones where voice actors try to do impressions of another actor’s character(s).
malenaboy
June 17, 2020 at 7:16 pm
That story of the vet just got to me.
Dark Charizard 31
June 17, 2020 at 7:17 pm
The guy is a Legend.
mustangmichelle67
June 17, 2020 at 7:22 pm
The voices of my childhood
VictoriaIsBored
June 17, 2020 at 7:26 pm
I love him,
Brooke Reeves
June 17, 2020 at 7:31 pm
I need Donnie
Anna G
June 17, 2020 at 7:34 pm
Pinky and the Brain was my favorite show as a kid. It was one of those rare gems that was clever and funny in a sea of stupidity called the kids channel. Thank you!
Frosted Fricks
June 17, 2020 at 7:34 pm
I love this but it would have been nice to have had any of the channels featured in this actually mentioned in the description or have been notified to spread the word that they were featured in this. That being said I loved that Rob Paulsen finally seen my Yakko and Dr. Scratchansniff impression! at 8:35 Thank you so much Rob!!!
Christina Mcilwaine
June 17, 2020 at 7:38 pm
Legend Rob Paulsen ????????????????????
Christopher Lewis
June 17, 2020 at 7:47 pm
Rob is such a nice person. Yakko, Pinky, P.J., and Donnie are my favorites.
ma rine
June 17, 2020 at 7:53 pm
One of the more honest and nicer “Hollywood types”, gotta love Robert Paulsen.