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  • Faust
    kitsch killer
    • Sep 2006
    • 37852

    Cincinatti Art Museum > The Met



    Or so it seems... At least I'd go see that over that Kempner exhibit...







    CINCINNATI.-Runway
    fashion intersects with art this summer at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
    Visitors will explore the fashions of 20th century avant-garde Japanese
    designers through the exhibition, Where Would You Wear That? The Mary
    Baskett Collection opening June 2. This intimate exhibition features
    the personal collection of Cincinnati resident Mary Baskett and
    includes fashions by designers Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto and Rei
    Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons. The exhibition remains on view through
    August 12.


    "These designers revolutionized fashion in the early 1980s," said
    Cynthia Amnéus, curator of costume and textiles. "They are still the
    three most influential designers of our time."



    Featured in the exhibition is the work of internationally renowned
    designer Issey Miyake, known for his innovative pleated garments
    introduced in the late 1980s. Visitors will get an up close look at a
    wide range of Miyake's designs which challenge the conventional idea of
    garment making and explore the relationship between the body and the
    fabric.


    Like Miyake, designer Yohji Yamamoto is known for creating designs
    far removed from current trends. Visitors will discover Yamamoto's
    spare, monochromatic garments as outstanding examples of cut and
    craftsmanship. Yamamoto's designs are recognized today as timeless
    classics with a twist.


    Also featured in the exhibition are fashions by Rei Kawakubo,
    founder of the Comme des Garçons label, French for like the boys.?
    Known for her deconstructed garments, sometimes lacking a sleeve or
    other component, Kawakubo's designs are often made of distressed
    fabrics.


    "Kawakubo was not formally trained as a fashion designer, but she
    has definitely made her mark as an artist," said Amnéus. "Her clothing
    has an underlying architectural approach and does not aim to accentuate
    the body's form like Western fashion."


    As a former curator at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Mary Baskett
    began collecting in the 1970s during business trips to Japan. Baskett's
    personal wardrobe includes over 100 examples by Japanese designers.


    "When I step out of the dressing room and my husband laughs ?
    that's when I know it's something I must add to my closet," said Mary
    Baskett.


    The collection is on loan from Mary Baskett. The supporting sponsor
    is Bartlett & Co. This exhibition is organized by the Cincinnati
    Art Museum.





    Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

    StyleZeitgeist Magazine
  • Fuuma
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2006
    • 4050

    #2
    Re: Cincinatti Art Museum > The Met

    Cincinatti, damn!! It would be great is this made the rounds but it seems like a personal initiative so I doubt it.
    Selling CCP, Harnden, Raf, Rick etc.
    http://www.stylezeitgeist.com/forums...me-other-stuff

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    • casem
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2006
      • 2590

      #3
      Re: Cincinatti Art Museum > The Met

      HA, I'm from cincinnati. I move to New York and something cool finally happens there. Maybe I'll use it as an excuse to go back and see some friends...
      music

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      • Kodak
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2006
        • 191

        #4
        Re: Cincinatti Art Museum > The Met

        Maybe I will get a chance to see it if I venture down to southern Ohio

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