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Rei Kawakubo/Comme Des Gar輟ns: Art of the In-Between
Rei Kawakubo/Comme Des Gar輟ns: Art of the In-Between
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A revelatory look at the influential and enigmatic designer behind Comme des Gar輟ns
The great pantheon of fashion designers produces only a handful of creators who are masters of their m騁ier. Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Gar輟ns is one of them. Widely recognized among her contemporaries as the most important and influential designer of the past forty years, she has, since her Paris debut in 1981, defined and transformed the aesthetics of our time. This lavishly illustrated publication examines Kawakubo's fascination with interstitiality, or the space between boundaries. Existing within and between dualities--whether self/other, object/subject, art/fashion--Kawakubo's work challenges the rigid divisions that have come to define received notions of identity and fashionability, inviting us to rethink fashion as a site of constant creation, re-creation, and, ultimately, hybridity. Featuring brilliant new photography, and thought-provoking texts by Andrew Bolton, this book expresses the conceptual and challenging aesthetic of this visionary designer. An insightful interview and illustrated chronology of Kawakubo's career provide additional context. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
Author: Andrew Bolton
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Published: 05/30/2017
Pages: 248
Weight: 5.98lbs
Size: 14.40h x 11.30w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781588396204
The great pantheon of fashion designers produces only a handful of creators who are masters of their m騁ier. Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Gar輟ns is one of them. Widely recognized among her contemporaries as the most important and influential designer of the past forty years, she has, since her Paris debut in 1981, defined and transformed the aesthetics of our time. This lavishly illustrated publication examines Kawakubo's fascination with interstitiality, or the space between boundaries. Existing within and between dualities--whether self/other, object/subject, art/fashion--Kawakubo's work challenges the rigid divisions that have come to define received notions of identity and fashionability, inviting us to rethink fashion as a site of constant creation, re-creation, and, ultimately, hybridity. Featuring brilliant new photography, and thought-provoking texts by Andrew Bolton, this book expresses the conceptual and challenging aesthetic of this visionary designer. An insightful interview and illustrated chronology of Kawakubo's career provide additional context. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition Schedule:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(05/04/17-09/04/17)
Author: Andrew Bolton
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Published: 05/30/2017
Pages: 248
Weight: 5.98lbs
Size: 14.40h x 11.30w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781588396204
