The Met opens Costume Art exhibition on diverse bodies and fashion
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Updated · Vogue · May 3
The Met opens Costume Art exhibition on diverse bodies and fashion
7 articles · Updated · Vogue · May 3
In the new permanent Condé M. Nast Galleries, curator Andrew Bolton pairs garments with artworks from across the museum and uses reflective mannequins by sculptor Samar Hejazi.
The show is organised around body typologies including pregnant, corpulent, disabled, aging and mortal bodies, aiming to make visitors view art through fashion rather than fashion through art.
It also marks the Costume Institute's move to a prominent new home off the Great Hall, as the Met argues fashion deserves equal standing with painting and sculpture.
Can an exhibit on inclusivity, funded by the exclusive Met Gala, truly challenge fashion's beauty standards?
Will reflective mannequins foster genuine empathy or just reinforce a selfie-centric museum culture?
As 'Costume Art' champions body diversity, why is plus-size fashion simultaneously vanishing from runways?