This lavishly illustrated publication, which is the companion book to the 2017 metropolitan museum costume institute show, seeks to explain kawakubos work something the reclusive designer has always refused to do. Its also the first fashion show at the met since 1983 to focus on a single. Mar 03, 2017 despite its breadth, rei kawakubocomme des garcons is arranged thematically rather than chronologically. May 01, 2017 this year, the mets costume exhibit focuses on the work of rei kawakubo, the legendary creative director of comme des garconsknown both for her avant garde designs this is fashion with a. Then again, kawakubo isnt your conventional fashion designer. Kawakubo, 74, is the first living designer to be so. In highlighting the stark differences between his own designs and kawakubos, whose first paris show was characterized as hiroshima chic by shocked critics because of the critical jolt of. Art of the inbetween catalogue and take home a piece of your favorite met exhibition.
May 07, 2017 kawakubos work stood in contrast to both models. Art of the inbetween in the window at rizzoli bookstore now through june 4. Rei kawakubo story bio, facts, net worth, family, auto. Featuring brilliant new photography, and thoughtprovoking texts by andrew bolton, this book expresses the conceptual and challenging aesthetic of this visionary. See more ideas about rei kawakubo, japanese fashion designers and japanese fashion.
The clothes are presented in and around a series of simple white volumes that vary in size and shape. Comme des garcons fashion exhibition opens at the met in new york. In celebration of the opening, the mets costume institute benefit, also known as the met gala, will take place on monday, may 1, 2017. Like the boys shes a tough independent lady with a genius for design, a brilliant sense of marketing and business, a lust for control, and her very specific idea of what. Rei kawakubo rei kawakubo image 1 rei kawakubo image 2 rei kawakubo image 3 rei kawakubo image 4 rei kawakubo image 5 rei kawakubo image 6. Rei kawakubo and ambassador caroline kennedy will serve as honorary chairs. The first time was on the floor of my teen bedroom, opening a book to a photo of comme des garcons. I look forward to the much anticipated met gala as many others look forward to the academy. Since her paris debut in 1981, she has blurred the divide between art and fashion and transformed customary notions of beauty, identity, and the body.
Comme des garcons art of the inbetween met sketches rei kawakubo. Her nowfamous hole sweater, included at the met, was intended, like much of her early work, as an exploration of. The sculptural clothes of rei kawakubo are the subject of this years spring exhibition by the costume institute at the metropolitan museum of art. Dec 07, 2016 rei kawakubo and the mets impossible task. Jun 05, 2017 gallery views of the costume institutes spring 2017 exhibition, rei kawakubocomme des garcons. Rei kawakubocomme des garcons yale university press.
I would punctuate the look with bright pink plastic heels, the kind that came in a bliste. Experience great met exhibitions anewor for the first timewith our lavishly illustrated, mustread catalogues. May 05, 2017 some of kawakubos pieces on show at the met exhibition. Metpublications is a portal to the met s comprehensive publishing program featuring over five decades of met books, journals, bulletins, and online publications on art history available to read, download andor search for free. The thematic show features approximately 140 examples of kawakubos womenswear for comme des garcons dating from the early. Kawakubos most immediate source of anxiety is art of inbetween, the exhibition which opens at the metropolitan museum of art in new york on may 4. May 01, 2017 the met exhibition design was a collaboration between kawakubo and the museums inhouse team. May 04, 2017 rei kawakubos clothes speak for themselves at the mets comme des garcons exhibit take a look inside the costume institutes landmark exhibit of the year before it opens to the public on. Art of the inbetween, opens to the public at the metropolitan museum of art after serving as the backdrop for last nights met gala.
Rei kawakubo, the mysterious designer behind avant garde fashion brand commes des garcons, is the inspiration behind this years met gala. Kawakubos exhibition is a very rare occurrence for the met as well, with the only other monographic show of the costume institute on a living designer being the homage to yves saint laurent in 1983. Rei kawakubo of comme des garcons has defined and transformed the visual language of our time. But for rei kawakubo, founder of the renowned fashion label comme des garcons, that was always the point. Rei kawakubo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. May 30, 2017 kawakubos musings at the met are high expressions of her life on this planet and also collaborations with her design teamjan garden castro, womans art journal book description gorgeously illustrated, this book explores the creative output and artistic preoccupations of one of the most important and wildly inventive fashion designers of. Rei kawakubo comme des garcons renegades of fashion film. Jun 05, 2019 but for rei kawakubo, founder of the renowned fashion label comme des garcons, that was always the point. May 01, 2017 rei kawakubos clothes speak for themselves at the mets comme des garcons exhibit take a look inside the costume institutes landmark exhibit of the year before it opens to the public on. Claryafpgetty images kawakubo, who rarely gives interviews, corresponded with me via email in the days before. The met brings rei kawakubocomme des garcons exhibit to. Metpublications is a portal to the mets comprehensive book and online publishing program with close to 700 titles published from 1964 to the present. In recognition of the notable design contributions of kawakubo, an exhibition of her designs entitled rei kawakubocommes des garcons, art of the inbetween opened on 5.
The costume institutes exhibition on rei kawakubo and. Claryafpgetty images kawakubo, who rarely gives interviews, corresponded with me via email in. Gallery views of the costume institutes spring 2017 exhibition, rei kawakubo comme des garcons. Inside the mets spring exhibit, rei kawakubocomme des. Rei kawakubo, the enigmatic head of innovative japanese fashion house comme des garcons, has a special vision which extends beyond clothing to furniture, architecture, and graphic design, always defying conventional thinking. Anthony rubios 2017 met gala rei kawakubo inspiration for. In kawakubo s work, this inbetween space is revealed as an aesthetic sensibility, establishing an unsettling zone of oscillating.
Kawakubo s musings at the met are high expressions of her life on this planet and also collaborations with her design teamjan garden castro, womans art journal book description gorgeously illustrated, this book explores the creative output and artistic preoccupations of one of the most important and wildly inventive fashion designers of. The original avantgarde fashion designer, rei kawakubo is the head of japanese atelier comme des garcons and has been bending and breaking the rules. The thematic show features approximately 140 examples of kawakubo s womenswear for comme des garcons dating from the early. Her nowfamous hole sweater, included at the met, was intended, like much of her early work, as an exploration of wabisabi, the buddhist. Some of kawakubo s pieces on show at the met exhibition. Rei kawakubo, founder of comme des garcons and the reigning queen of the avantgarde, will be honored at new york citys met gala on monday. 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. Its only the second time in the 70year history of the.
To us its a holy book, with images provided by iconographers such as david bailey and emma summerton. The met exhibition design was a collaboration between kawakubo and the museums inhouse team. Get to know rei, the stars that have worn her designs and shop pieces from her unique collection. Rei kawakubo at the met written by ann binlotphotographed by jonathan hokklo rei kawakubo doesnt design clothes for the masses. It took andrew bolton years to convince rei kawakubo to. The mets rei kawakubo show, dressed for defiance the new. Rei kawakubocomme des garcons art of the inbetween hardcover. For the more polarising a collection was, the more success it accrued. Rei kawakubo, born october 11, 1942, tokyo, japan, selftaught japanese fashion designer known for her avantgarde clothing designs and her high fashion label, comme des garcons cdg, founded in 1969. Comme des garcons art of the inbetween summer fridays are here. Rei kawakubos mystique and talent inspire a kind of religious fervor in her fans, the most ardent of whom identify as the crows, a term given to them by the japanese press, after the. Mar 06, 2017 but they and the met are joining together for the museums coming exhibition rei kawakubocomme des garcons. A sneak peek at the mets rei kawakubocomme des garcons show. Before the alist fetes the new exhibit tonight, take a first look at.
Rei kawakubo by terry jones meet your next favorite book. The mets rei kawakubo show, dressed for defiance ms. This is perhaps the most basic introduction that one can say for kawakubo because beyond her profession and the business she has established, she is perhaps the worlds foremost innovator in the impenetrable realm of avantgarde fashion design. The clothes are presented in and around a series of. Some of kawakubos pieces on show at the met exhibition. Art of the inbetween, narrated by exhibition curator andrew bolton. Art of the inbetween, on view from may 4 through september 4, examines kawakubos fascination with interstitiality, or the space between boundaries. This week, i sketched at the met costume institutes new exhibition, rei kawakubo comme des garcons art of the inbetween. A visual history of rei kawakubo for comme des garcons in pictures the japanese designer, whose daring aesthetic was honoured at the met gala last month, is being celebrated in a new book gallery. Rei kawakubo of comme des garcons is widely recognised as among the most important and influential designers of the past 40 years. May 04, 2017 the mets rei kawakubo show, dressed for defiance ms. Fashion is a source of inspiration, especially when the construction and concept exceeds the expectation of function.
Rei kawakubo of comme des garcons is widely recognized as among the most important and influential designers of the past 40 years. Rei kawakubo is the hero every introvert needs man. Reviewed by christina catherine martinez my fashion pedigree is wholly derived from childhood predilection for wrapping swaths of cloth and ribbon left over from my mothers sewing projects around my body in primitive, avantgardist arrangements. In recognition of the notable design contributions of kawakubo, an exhibition of her designs entitled rei kawakubo commes des garcons, art of the inbetween opened on 5 may 2017 at the metropolitan museum of art in new. Kawakubos iconoclastic vision made her one of the most influential designers of the late 20th century. They dont reveal cleavage or show off svelte figures, nor do they follow trends. Kawakubo does not stick to the middle ground, pushing her work beyond form in this costume institute exhibition. May 01, 2017 this year, the mets costume institute is paying tribute to rei kawakubos avantgarde designs for comme des garcons. When fashion elevates the idea of form and line into something more. Kawakubos musings at the met are high expressions of her life on this planet and also collaborations with her design teamjan garden castro, womans art journal book description gorgeously illustrated, this book explores the creative output and artistic preoccupations of one of the most important and wildly inventive fashion designers of. The mets rei kawakubo show, dressed for defiance the.
A revelatory look at the influential and enigmatic designer behind comme des garcons. Rei kawakubo bof 500 the people shaping the global. Rubio recreated iconic creations by rei kawakubo for comme des garcons as a tribute just in time for the 2017 met gala. She is the founder of comme des garcons and dover street market. Topics rei kawakubo met gala 2020 comme des garcons. Obviously, he never met rei kawakubo, the most freethinking of all fashion designers, but she certainly embodies his theory.
In kawakubos work, this inbetween space is revealed as an aesthetic sensibility, establishing an unsettling zone of oscillating. Who is rei kawakubo interview with 2017 met gala theme. It took andrew bolton years to convince rei kawakubo to do. To the uninitiated, rei kawakubo is a japanese fashion designer, founder, and creative director of the fashion label comme des garcons. Rei kawakubocomme des garcons art of the inbetween by andrew bolton, 9781588396204, available at book depository with free delivery. The metropolitan museum of arts costume institute spring 2017 exhibition, rei kawakubo comme des garcons. A first look at the costume institutes comme des garcons. The alienating garments of rei kawakubo at the met. The evenings cochairs are tom brady, gisele bundchen, katy perry, pharrell williams, and anna wintour. Art of the inbetween, on view from may 4 through september 4, examines kawakubo s fascination with interstitiality, or the space between boundaries.