“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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Evan Williams
June 24, 2020 at 4:31 pm
Makin movies makin songs and fightin round the world!
Wayward Mind
June 24, 2020 at 6:26 pm
C’mon, Tuggah! It’s toime fo’ fightin’!
Larry
June 24, 2020 at 4:35 pm
that was so wholesome
Lindsey Miller
June 24, 2020 at 4:37 pm
I just wanted to come here and ask the Australians why they call Sprite “Lemonade” ????????????
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June 24, 2020 at 4:40 pm
2 different things bruh
Lisa Swann
June 24, 2020 at 5:22 pm
Sprite, 7up etc to us is lemonade. We don’t really do American lemonade the closet would be lemon squash (solo/lift) which is still carbonated but has that lemon flavour.
The 1 Ghrol
June 24, 2020 at 7:49 pm
Sprite is just the brand name. Lemonade is the actual drink.
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June 24, 2020 at 4:37 pm
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Moon Knight
June 24, 2020 at 4:38 pm
We don’t claim him anymore in Nz thooooo
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June 24, 2020 at 5:04 pm
Can I ask why? Like did he do something or is it his acting or?
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June 24, 2020 at 4:41 pm
Old James McAvoy looking better than ever 🙂
Callie Masters
June 24, 2020 at 4:42 pm
He looks more like Richard Burton every day.
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June 24, 2020 at 4:44 pm
Here before this hits a million!!!
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June 24, 2020 at 4:48 pm
You can claim him aussies
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June 24, 2020 at 7:54 pm
Pass. Although I love his manly voice.
Greg Reed
June 24, 2020 at 4:57 pm
Dude man… Russell is turning into the Aussie Lebowski! But that’s just my opinion man.
NCT illichi
June 24, 2020 at 5:28 pm
I love how Aussies have a separate name for ACDC
Matthew Smith
June 24, 2020 at 5:28 pm
His deadpan explanation of the origins of the phrase “Budgie Smuggler” is surprisingly informative and riotously funny. 06:08
Iv0rySh0es
June 24, 2020 at 5:44 pm
Ron Swanson and Russell Crowe both have very unexpected giggles for their deep voices.
Michelle Foong
June 24, 2020 at 5:46 pm
“Up Yourself… That is what I am” ????
Em
June 24, 2020 at 6:19 pm
OH MY GOD ITS RUSSEL CROWE!
Wayward Mind
June 24, 2020 at 6:25 pm
Why’s he doing New Zealand slang when we could have had Taika Waititi or Peter Jackson for those?
Paula MO
June 24, 2020 at 6:46 pm
Isn’t Russell a well known racist?
Nixon
June 24, 2020 at 6:50 pm
Good Tube
bentan
June 24, 2020 at 6:52 pm
Are you not entertained?
Qi Pan
June 24, 2020 at 7:01 pm
‘Making movies, making songs, fighting around the world!’
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June 24, 2020 at 7:07 pm
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Mr Big
June 24, 2020 at 7:09 pm
He is so hot! Daddybear for life!
peter posh
June 24, 2020 at 7:18 pm
Booze bus isn’t when u get pulled over…it’s when the cops are blocking the road and you need to drive into the road block so u can do a breathe test. If your drink driving and turn the corner into a booze bus your screwed and usually there is actually a bus there to….I assume it’s to drive the drunks to the cop shop but I can’t be sure as I do not drink n drive. We have a saying if you drink n drive your a bloody idiot!
TheHoustonSkeptic
June 24, 2020 at 7:28 pm
Russell crowe looks like Kurt Russell now
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June 24, 2020 at 7:31 pm
Beached as