“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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@joecamps1119
May 24, 2024 at 1:55 pm
I think I’m not alone in feeling I could listen to George Miller talk for hours, and thanks the Furiosa press tour I have.
@croggerobber
May 24, 2024 at 2:03 pm
I hope he gets to make another Mad Max to complete the new trilogy ????
@gauravjudge372
May 24, 2024 at 2:09 pm
I really hope I’m this cool at age 79.
@Ggt56446
May 24, 2024 at 2:11 pm
Movie name is mad max but ı dont see Max ????
@Shorties
May 24, 2024 at 2:51 pm
Movie name is Furiosa, saw a lot of Furiosa
@warmachine6988
May 24, 2024 at 3:10 pm
Max actually got a little cameo it wad fun to see
@Ggt56446
May 24, 2024 at 3:14 pm
@@Shorties ohh ???? really my bad ???? any way why we need mad max
@timerewind
May 24, 2024 at 2:12 pm
Absolute brilliance and it all begins with George Miller’s gift for storytelling.
@OcurrenciaTV
May 24, 2024 at 2:15 pm
This movie doesn’t have the heart that Fury Road has
@warmachine6988
May 24, 2024 at 3:09 pm
Yeah, i feel like fury road is more fun and furiosa was more serious, but i think that was done on purpose to make her story feel more dark
@julianthesmooshyhusky8976
May 24, 2024 at 2:21 pm
Saw furiosa last night, going to see it again in imax tonight. If this doesn’t win the Oscar for best sound, it’s a crime
@PETERNESS
May 24, 2024 at 2:26 pm
As an Aussie who waited in line to see Mad Max on Collins st Melbourne as a young kid let me say after mad max 2 the entire series should off stopped .three was awful fury road was worse and this instalment isnt even worth watching ,it looks like fury road so thats enough for me ,took me years of therapy and so much money to get over fury road
@Berssange55
May 24, 2024 at 2:47 pm
Wow, furiosa was WAAAY better than i was expecting, this guy is genius
@razielbeoulve819
May 24, 2024 at 2:52 pm
You beautiful freaking Legend!
@nederlanditism1154
May 24, 2024 at 3:07 pm
you wonder if even he believes his words. his films are childish and largely stupid.
@darpanpatel8023
May 24, 2024 at 3:10 pm
Friendship ended with Christopher Nolan ????♀️ George Miller is now my best friend ✅
@darpanpatel8023
May 24, 2024 at 3:12 pm
I love how Furiosa is very close to MadMax 2! Fury Road felt like a spin-off.
@traydaniel0403
May 24, 2024 at 3:13 pm
I really hope Furiosa gets nominated at the Golden Globe and Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture, and George Miller wins his 2nd & 3rd for Best Director & Producer after his 1st Oscar win for Best Animated Feature Film for Happy Feet ????
@traydaniel0403
May 24, 2024 at 3:14 pm
Now we will need George Miller to direct, write & produce Chris Hemsworth’s Thor 5, and make it more serious this time
@Jabberstax
May 24, 2024 at 3:21 pm
Money was the only inspiration for “Furiousa”
@ianhowells207
May 24, 2024 at 3:25 pm
Wow, the second time Mad Max 2 has been remade????????????????????????
@geoafe66
May 24, 2024 at 3:26 pm
Legend
@geoafe66
May 24, 2024 at 3:27 pm
Great movie definitely recommend seeing it
@ibanezleftyclub
May 24, 2024 at 3:28 pm
I’m convinced all you need to be a great director is a pair of odd glasses.
@mrbrex95
May 24, 2024 at 3:28 pm
“who’s Kurosawa?” Bro lol
@KerimBanka
May 24, 2024 at 3:33 pm
This is one of the greatest things on the internet.
@Thecuriousincident1
May 24, 2024 at 3:48 pm
Okay calm down.
@leandromamute03
May 24, 2024 at 3:35 pm
this format is great!
@DosBlade
May 24, 2024 at 3:38 pm
I only liked the 1st one … the others just seem to.. not like the 1st
@calebmatuli2239
May 24, 2024 at 3:48 pm
has goarge miller written thriller novels .