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Costume art / Andrew Bolton ; introduction by Llewellyn Negrin ; epilogue by Andrew Solomon ; with contributions by Ayaka Sano Iida, Samar Hejazi, Stephanie Kramer, Miriam Peterson, Nathan Rich, Julie Wolfe, and Tracy Yoshimura ; photography by Paul Westlake ; additional photography by Anna-Marie Kellen ; assemblages by Julie Wolfe with photography by Nathalie Agussol.
Fine Arts Library - Circulation Desk N8217.C63 C67 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bolton, Andrew, 1966- author, curator.
- Standardized Title:
- Costume art (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clothing and dress in art--Exhibitions.
- Clothing and dress in art.
- Fashion and art--Exhibitions.
- Fashion and art.
- Fashion in art.
- Human figure in art.
- Genre:
- exhibition catalogs.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 417 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 36 cm
- Distribution:
- New Haven ; London : distributed by Yale University Press
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2026]
- Summary:
- "The Costume Institute's spring 2026 exhibition explores depictions of the dressed body across The Met's vast collection, pairing garments with artworks to reveal the inherent relationship between clothing and the body. Focusing primarily on Western art from prehistory to the present, Costume Art presents connections between garments from The Costume Institute and objects from the Museum's other collecting areas. Pairings between fashions and artworks will present a spectrum of connections and experiences: from the formal to the conceptual, the aesthetic to the political, the individual to the universal, the illustrative to the symbolic, and the playful to the profound. These pairings are organized into a series of thematic body types that reflect their pervasiveness and endurance through time and cultures. Costume Art is the inaugural exhibition in the new, nearly 12,000-square-foot Galleries adjacent to the Great Hall. This space will display The Costume Institute's annual spring show and, at times, shows from the Museum's other curatorial departments, including those that explore the intersection of fashion and art." -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website
- Contents:
- Sponsor's statement
- Director's foreword / Max Hollein
- Beyond art / Andew Bolton
- Being through clothes / Llewellyn Negrin
- Section 1 : Diversity in bodily being
- Naked and nude body
- Classical body
- Abstract body
- Reclaimed body
- Pregnant body
- Corpulent body
- Disabled body
- Section II : Bodily being in its universality
- Epidermal and inscribed body
- Anatomical body
- Vital body
- Aging body
- Mortal body
- Disembodiment : Tragedy of our times / Andrew Solomon
- Mannequin art / Stephanie Kramer
- Mannequin heads / Samar Hejazi
- Assemblages / Julie Wolfe
- Exhibition design / Miriam Peterson and Nathan Rich
- Checklist of works
- Credits
- Selected readings
- Acknowledgments
- Notes:
- "This catalogue is published in conjunction with Costume Art, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from May 10, 2026, through January 10, 2027."--Colophon
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-415)
- ISBN:
- 9781588398123
- 1588398129
- OCLC:
- 1584588647
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000393836
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