There is a lot to unpack—literally and figuratively—in the Metropolitan Museum’s Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” which closes on September 2.
It’s about nature and the cycle of life (and as it turns out, there is a lot about death). It also touches on chemistry, biology, mythology, and so much more, all told through the lens of fashion. Added to this ... Show More
Aug 20
Welcome to the World of Julio Torres and Martine Gutierrez
Julio Torres and Martine Gutierrez share a knack for building worlds and characters that operate on their own wonderful, absurdist logic. Throw them together, add some sea water, and you get Marina, their new performance commissioned by the Whitney Biennial. Marina begins with a ... Show More
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Aug 13
What's New in New York Art?
We’re in the hot dog days of August, awaiting the new art season to kick off in September. In the meantime, I thought we might take the temperature of art in New York, looking at two big museum shows that opened earlier ruin the year, and that seek to highlight new voices from th ... Show More
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Apr 2023
Karl Lagerfeld at the Met: Designer, Polymath, Jigsaw Puzzle
<p>Ahead of the opening of “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” exhibition, the Costume Institute’s head curator discusses the legendary designer’s work and lasting impact.</p><br><p><strong>Background:</strong></p><p>Andrew Bolton, the head curator of The Metropolitan Museum of Ar ... Show More
31m 39s
Apr 2023
114: On Taylor's Break-Up, Swarm, Choupette
<p>The ladies are back to discuss Vogue's annual Met themed May issue, Met red carpet predictions, the death of fashion legend Mary Quant, the dissolution of Taylor and her London Boy, Chelsea goes full Kaylor truther (again), the brilliance of Swarm, which fandom is most likely ... Show More
36m 32s
Nov 2023
142: On Priscilla, Barbra Streisand, Sleeping Beauties
<p>New Met Gala theme, who dis? This week we dive straight into <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/spring-2024-costume-institute-exhibition-sleeping-beauties-reawakening-fashion">Sleeping Beauties: Awakening Fashion</a>, an exhibition that is tragically not about fairy tales. ... Show More
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Aug 2023
Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse with Clarissa Esguerra and Michaela Hansen
The work of the late, great designer Lee Alexander McQueen consistently blurred the lines between fashion and art, a fact celebrated in the exhibition Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse which put his work in conversation with artists who drew on similar themes and visual r ... Show More
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