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In the Studio: An Anthology of Fashion

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An Anthology of Fashion

14/06/2022 GMT

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A delve into the curation of the exhibition which is launched at the famous MET Gala

A delve into the curation of the exhibition which is launched at the famous MET Gala.

The Met Gala is an annual fundraiser for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City. Each year it marks the opening of The Costume Institute’s spring exhibition and is widely regarded as one of the most exclusive social events in the world. This year’s theme is In America: An Anthology of Fashion, the second in the two-part exhibition. The exhibition follows In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, which opened last year and remains on view with part two. 

This year the focus is on American fashion and Andrew Bolton, The Costume Institute’s head curator, his team and curators from The Met’s American Wing. They are working with film directors to create different cinematic scenes, installed as still vignettes across 13 period rooms. Each room depicts a different period of history in the world of American fashion. The nine film directors involved include Sofia Coppola, Martin Scorsese and last year's Oscar winner Chloé Zhao. 

Reporter Kizzy Cox has behind-the-scenes access shadowing the team, as they create the exhibition, bringing Andrew Bolton’s vision to life. She also chats to film director Chloé Zhao about how she goes about creating the Shaker Retiring Room vignette.

Presenter: Kizzy Cox
Producer: Emma Betteridge

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