Rei Kawakubo | Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between
May 4, 2017 - September 4, 2017
MET Fifth Avenue's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, Gallery 999
For more information about the exhibition, visit The Met's website.
May 4, 2017 - September 4, 2017
MET Fifth Avenue's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, Gallery 999
For more information about the exhibition, visit The Met's website.
SELECT RESPONSIBILITIES
- Curatorial team's point of contact with special teams for exhibition design and fabrication
- Developed and managed exhibitions budgets and project timelines; assisted with scenic installation in collaboration with design and buildings departments
- Supported Costume production team with special projects including catalogue photography, Paris press event, press photoshoots, wig installation
- Planned and led artwork installation [and de-installation] with Costume Institute's curatorial, collections, conservation, and installation teams of approximately 30 staff; hosted and oversaw timelines for Rei Kawakubo's patterners during artwork installation
- Curatorial team's point of contact with special teams for exhibition design and fabrication
- Developed and managed exhibitions budgets and project timelines; assisted with scenic installation in collaboration with design and buildings departments
- Supported Costume production team with special projects including catalogue photography, Paris press event, press photoshoots, wig installation
- Planned and led artwork installation [and de-installation] with Costume Institute's curatorial, collections, conservation, and installation teams of approximately 30 staff; hosted and oversaw timelines for Rei Kawakubo's patterners during artwork installation
PROJECT TEAM LEADS
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MET Costume Institute Team:
Andrew Bolton, Curator-in-Charge Amanda Garfinkel, Assistant Curator Elizabeth Randolph, Collections Manager Sarah Scaturro, Costume Conservation Joyce Fung, Dressing and Installation Michael Downer, Installation Nancy Chilton, Chief External Relations Officer |
MET Exhibition / Catalogue Teams:
Emile Molin, Head of Design and Graphics Brian Butterfield, Exhibition Designer Taylor Miller, Manager, Exhibition Construction Paul Caro, Manager, Digital Installation Mary Allen, Assistant Registrar Gwen Roginsky, Associate Publisher / Editor |
Non-MET Special Teams:
Rei Kawakubo, Designer Thierry Dreyfus, Lighting Designer Island Acoustics, Construction ARUP Group, Engineer Julien d'Ys, Headpiece Designer Baron & Baron, Catalogue Designer Nicholas Alan Cope, Photographer |
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EXHIBITION VIEWS
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BEHIND THE SCENES
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Photos courtesy of Lauren Bierly, unless otherwise credited.