Met replaces Galliano show with exhibit on everyday fashion

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 14:44 · Archive

The Metropolitan Museum cancelled a John Galliano retrospective after outcry over his past antisemitic statements and announced a new exhibit on ordinary clothing instead.

The Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute has announced a new exhibit for the 2027 Met Gala to replace a retrospective on British designer John Galliano that was cancelled after widespread objections to his past antisemitic statements. The original show had been announced in late July, with the museum promising to confront Galliano's 'derogatory conduct that fundamentally altered his career and public reception'. However, it was scrapped within a month under pressure from donors, city officials and the Jewish community.

The new exhibit, titled 'extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday', will examine everyday garments and materials including jeans, puffer jackets, paper and plastic, exploring how fashion designers transform them through craft, construction, material experimentation and conceptual wit. The show will draw on items in the museum's collection as well as loans and new acquisitions.

Andrew Bolton, the institute's head curator, assembled the replacement concept. He said he 'had no Plan B' when the Galliano show was cancelled, meaning the new idea had to be developed quickly from scratch. The 2027 Met Gala will be held on the first Monday in May, as is traditional.

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• Met Gala exhibit will examine everyday items of clothing, replacing scuttled Galliano showThe new Met Gala exhibit will examine ordinary items and materials like jeans, puffer jackets and plastic and how fashion designers transform them.News4Jax · 5 Nov, 14:01
• Met Gala exhibit will examine everyday items of clothing, replacing scuttled Galliano showThe new Met Gala exhibit will examine ordinary items and materials like jeans, puffer jackets and plastic and how fashion designers transform them.Clickorlando · 5 Nov, 14:01

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