Heavenly Bodies: Fashion And The Catholic Imagination

Yesterday was the Press Preview

and Met Gala to celebrate the Heavenly Bodies

 show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Press Preview began at 10 AM and started 

with a long line. Armed men in army green

stood by and dogs sniffed all the bags and backpacks.

Inside the show is split up into the Costume Institute,

the Medieval Galleries & Robert Lehman Wing with 

another section further uptown at the Cloisters.

I enjoyed seeing Galliano being interviewed and

Donatella Versace, and of course His Eminence 

Timothy Michael Dolan, Archbishop of New York 

who gave his remarks as did Stephen Schwarzman.

The Temple of Dendur in the Sackler Wing

Galliano dress with holograms

Gilet by Chanel

Thierry Mugler

Keys To Heaven

Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between

The Arrival

Rei Kawakubo's exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art includes categories like Then/Now, Model/Multiple, and Self/Other.

According to Andrew Bolton, Rei Kawakubo loves a puzzle. In an interview, she once compared her work to Zen koans—the unsolvable riddles Buddhist teachers present to their students. “You’re not meant to decipher koans,” Bolton explains. “The idea is that you finally realize they’re nonsensical and you realize the limitations of your intellect. Then you free your mind, and by freeing your mind, you get to another point.” He pauses. “It’s amazing. And that’s basically what Rei’s work is about, Zen koans.”

Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion

Masterworks is the new show that just opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
in the Costume Institute.

Not sure what to expect from this exhibit? I was imagining dresses and unpacked boxes but this 
is a most amazing show.  Masterworks is beautifully curated with garments from the 1700's to current day.

Exhibition Dates: November 18, 2016– February 5, 2017 

China Exhibition