Today's adventure was a trip to The Brooklyn Museum. After months of delay, the time and opportunity was finally granted to check out the museum. First of all the museum is massive and one really needs an entire afternoon well into the evening to take most of it in.
With that being said, and by nothing short of luck, we were able to see the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit: thanks in part to a really nice coworker, friend, and corresponding wrist sizes. I've wanted to visit this exhibit ever since I saw a poster for the Gaultier exhibit on the train. Before entering I imagined the exhibit would have a nice overview of the designer's career, a few key iconic designs, and lots and lots of photos. WRONG
Upon walking into the exhibit, there was a wall timeline of Gaultier's life covering important moments from his development all the way to Every Collection He Has Ever Created! Among the many amazing mannequins dressed in Gaultier classics there is even an interactive 3D styled video display on each of the mannequin faces that is quite "freaky" for a lack of a better word but a very nice touch nevertheless. There are projectors pointed as such to where it looks like the mannequins are singing and talking. There is even a mannequin for Jean Paul Gaultier himself that welcomes you to the exhibit in multiple languages.
The collections on display include The Modern Man collection of fall 96-97, the Mermaids collection of 2008, The Virgins collection of 2007, Madonna's Blonde Ambition Tour of 1990 and one of my favorites; the Punk Cancan collection of 2011. Arriving towards the end of the day, we were a little rushed. However, I did learn a few new things and took lots of pictures and have plans to go back to fully experience this amazing exhibit as well as the rest of the museum.
Here are a few shots of the exhibit that we took. Enjoy and be sure to check out this exhibit if you are in the area. it's on display until February 23rd.
With that being said, and by nothing short of luck, we were able to see the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit: thanks in part to a really nice coworker, friend, and corresponding wrist sizes. I've wanted to visit this exhibit ever since I saw a poster for the Gaultier exhibit on the train. Before entering I imagined the exhibit would have a nice overview of the designer's career, a few key iconic designs, and lots and lots of photos. WRONG
Upon walking into the exhibit, there was a wall timeline of Gaultier's life covering important moments from his development all the way to Every Collection He Has Ever Created! Among the many amazing mannequins dressed in Gaultier classics there is even an interactive 3D styled video display on each of the mannequin faces that is quite "freaky" for a lack of a better word but a very nice touch nevertheless. There are projectors pointed as such to where it looks like the mannequins are singing and talking. There is even a mannequin for Jean Paul Gaultier himself that welcomes you to the exhibit in multiple languages.
The collections on display include The Modern Man collection of fall 96-97, the Mermaids collection of 2008, The Virgins collection of 2007, Madonna's Blonde Ambition Tour of 1990 and one of my favorites; the Punk Cancan collection of 2011. Arriving towards the end of the day, we were a little rushed. However, I did learn a few new things and took lots of pictures and have plans to go back to fully experience this amazing exhibit as well as the rest of the museum.
Here are a few shots of the exhibit that we took. Enjoy and be sure to check out this exhibit if you are in the area. it's on display until February 23rd.
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ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! This must have been utterly amazing.
ReplyDeleteIt was definitely an hour well spent. Thanks for reading
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