“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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MohShiZiro
September 14, 2021 at 6:44 pm
This video was nice kill time for sure do more of these were actors react to other actors doing impression of them like Danzel Washington!!!
Jean Lemay
September 14, 2021 at 6:48 pm
Bill Is the best troll ever!
Madrigal E
September 14, 2021 at 6:53 pm
He’s 90???
Aaryan Bhardwaj
September 14, 2021 at 6:53 pm
Hey Mr Shatner, when are you gonna be on Mike and Jay’s YouTube podcast?
yo shi
September 14, 2021 at 6:59 pm
seth’s impression is marvellous, even his toupee is on spot!
Inverness Fan
September 14, 2021 at 7:02 pm
Good comedy.
Manti Core
September 14, 2021 at 7:02 pm
He’s a….child! (animates)
Russell Beattie
September 14, 2021 at 7:03 pm
I adore William Shatner. I’m not a trekie, he’s just fantastic.
Stephen Lafferty
September 14, 2021 at 7:04 pm
“You’re beginning to annoy me, Max!”
123612100
September 14, 2021 at 7:05 pm
You should have made him watch a whole redlettermedia video.
Manintheboxjunkie
September 14, 2021 at 7:12 pm
He’s oblivious, these impressions are spot on.
joeyconservative
September 14, 2021 at 7:16 pm
Jason Alexander should play William Shatner’s son in the next Star Trek
Hydrus Noir
September 14, 2021 at 7:16 pm
Tonight, on Rescue 911! There thats my impression.
Briar Bear
September 14, 2021 at 7:21 pm
of course he doesn’t. Bill isn’t one for genuine self-deprecation.
Michael Gaughan
September 14, 2021 at 7:23 pm
Poor Max
Malikon
September 14, 2021 at 7:26 pm
Legend
john grace
September 14, 2021 at 7:27 pm
Ah Kirk, my old friend. Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is very cold in space
Elisa Celino
September 14, 2021 at 7:29 pm
This video just made my day HAHAHAHAAHAH Thank you, Shatner!
John S.
September 14, 2021 at 7:33 pm
Come now Bill, these guys are not trying to do a one-to-one mimicry of you…they’re doing comedic exaggerations of your acting and speaking style. In any case I hope I look and sound that good at 90.
Sandy Freyman
September 14, 2021 at 7:35 pm
It’s funny because people mega exaggerate his pauses lol ???? and I guess he uses his hands I never noticed. Honestly my son use to do an impression of him too, or was he? Maybe he just kind of acted like him. That Kevin guy has his voice down pat, but not the moves. People adore shatner that’s why they do him. ???? Lol
Daniel Bridle
September 14, 2021 at 7:38 pm
Love the respect he has for Chris????????
007stopjockin
September 14, 2021 at 7:40 pm
This was hilarious LOL
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Boost
September 14, 2021 at 7:40 pm
William Shatner should really go on that RedLetterMedia podcast
Them Ustar
September 14, 2021 at 7:48 pm
C’mon, William, these are spot on ~ be a good sport like Christopher Walken and Robert DeNiro and just enjoy it for the homage it is!
TheNukewarfare2
September 14, 2021 at 7:49 pm
My Shatner impression will now include the phrase, “Max, you’re beginning to annoy me.”