“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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May 25, 2022 at 6:57 pm
no cuz nancy robin n steve r my top 3 and the fact that theyre doing sm press together could mean that they have a lot of scenes together im so excited
Mister WiZeguy
May 25, 2022 at 7:03 pm
YES!!! I’m so glad I’m not the only one who noticed that Steve had a REALLY hairy chest!
Carla McGlone
May 25, 2022 at 7:04 pm
…waittt hold up I have a hunch that max is related to the family in season four I know their connected some how ????
Kyara Oceguera
May 25, 2022 at 7:06 pm
2:50 can’t be correct because we’ve seen a photo of these four standing together and Eddie is alive and thriving and on his right is Steve with his vest on… or am I tripping????
Knochenfell
May 25, 2022 at 7:06 pm
5:06 my heart when Alexei died: ❤???????? now my soul cries again
Polo Charlie
May 25, 2022 at 7:07 pm
“They can smell it”, I bet a major character or two does die. They’re bad at hiding it lol.
Taiyeaba Islam
May 25, 2022 at 7:08 pm
Their reaction on Steve dying is worrisome.
Tyler Smith
May 25, 2022 at 7:10 pm
I can already see it Netflix is going to stop working since everyone is going to be on Netflix trying to watch stranger things 4
andrew zambrano
May 25, 2022 at 7:14 pm
so glad were getting these different types of interviews
mirrbot
May 25, 2022 at 7:18 pm
Who’s the guy on the right????
Hi :)
May 25, 2022 at 7:34 pm
New character Eddie in season 4
babamaude
May 25, 2022 at 7:18 pm
FINALLY IVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE B NAMED CHARACTERS FOR A MINUTE
RhaspsoLin
May 25, 2022 at 7:20 pm
joe harrington is the best!
Trecy???? СНЕℂ???? ???????? Рℝ????????????????Е - J????!N МЕ L!VE????
May 25, 2022 at 7:24 pm
I’m so excited yet I’m also really nervous about if any fan favorite characters are going to die I feel like we’re getting really close to actually killing off one of the main cast members or two and I don’t know if I can handle it
StevieBell
May 25, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Ooh ooh what if Max is one of the experiment kids (don’t ask me why she doesn’t have a tattoo), or that’s not max but one of the experiment kids
Luis Mendez
May 25, 2022 at 7:30 pm
I AM SO SO SO EXCITED FOR THIS SHOW AHHHH
Sid Paliwal
May 25, 2022 at 7:31 pm
Don’t kill Steve please anyone but not Steve
u wu
May 25, 2022 at 7:34 pm
maya hawke sounds like a young justin bieber if you close your eyes
Isabela Giusti
May 25, 2022 at 7:35 pm
I just love how tired they all sound, it’s fantastic lol
sam1hems
May 25, 2022 at 7:38 pm
Idk: i dont know. Np: no problem. Isdiste4iadwh: if steve dies in stranger things episode 4 i am dying with him.
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May 25, 2022 at 7:38 pm
I refuse to believe Natalia dyer isn’t timothee chalamet’s twin sister.
Rebecca Leitman
May 25, 2022 at 7:41 pm
omgggggg!
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May 25, 2022 at 7:45 pm
Im super excited and nervous at the same time. Hoping my fave characters wont die ????????????????
Can’t wait to watch S4!!
girlasf
May 25, 2022 at 7:46 pm
okay Steve is definitely dying ????
Sylvanus
May 25, 2022 at 7:49 pm
I feel like no one is safe this season on Stranger Things, but mostly it seems like the adults are in most danger. I’m rooting for Steve to survive the whole season, or show even.