Bolton, Andrew
[Author];
Galliano, John
[Author]
;
Bolton, Andrew
[Other];
Galliano, John
[Other]Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Exhibition China: Through the Looking Glass 2015 NewYork, NY
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E-Book;
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Exhibition Catalogue
Title:
China
:
through the looking glass : [in conjunction with "China: Through the looking glass", on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from May 7 through August 16, 2015]
Contains:
Director's forewordA note on film and fashion
/ by Wong Kar Wai
A dialogue between East and West
/ by Maxwell K. Hearn
Toward an aesthetic of surfaces by Andrew Bolton ; A chamber of whispers
/ by Adam Geczy
Fashioning China
/ by Harold Koda
Imagery of Chinese dress by
/ Mei Mei Rado
Cinema's virtual Chinas
/ by Homay King
Emperor to citizen ; Imperial China ; Nationalist China ; Communist China ; Empire of signs ; Enigmatic bodies ; Enigmatic spaces ; Enigmatic objects ; John Galliano in conversation with Andrew Bolton ; List of illustrations ; Selected bibliography and filmography.
Footnote:
Literaturverz. und Filmogr. S. 248 - 250
Description:
For centuries, China's export arts--jade, silks, porcelains, and, more recently, cinema--have fuelled Western fantasies of an exotic East and served as enduring sources of inspiration for fashion. This stunning publication explores the influence of Chinese aesthetics on designers, including Giorgio Armani, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen and Yves Saint Laurent. Drawing upon Chinese decorative arts, cinema and costume--notably imperial court robes, the close-fitting cheongsam and the unisex Mao suit--their designs are fantastical pastiches of anachronistic motifs. As in the game of "telephone"--which the British call "Chinese whispers"--the process of cultural translation transforms the source material into ingeniously original fashions that are products solely of the designers imaginations. Exhibition: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA (07.05-16.08.2015)