Join curator Andrew Bolton for a tour of The Costume Institute's spring 2015 exhibition, China: Through the Looking Glass, which explores the impact of Chinese aesthetics on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. In this collaboration between The Costume Institute and the Department of Asian Art, high fashion is juxtaposed with Chinese costumes, paintings, porcelains, and other art, including films, to reveal enchanting reflections of Chinese imagery.
Contributors
Andrew Bolton
Curator in Charge
Curator in Charge
Artwork credit: Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Mao, 1973. Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas; 12 x 10 1/8 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Halston, 1983 (1983.606.8). © 2015 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Production credits
Director and Producer: Christopher Noey
Video Editor: Kate Farrell
Audio Editor: Stephanie Wuertz
Jib and Camera Operator: Kelly Richardson
Second Camera: Alex Rappoport
Lighting Designer: Ned Hallick
Gaffers: Foster McLaughlin, Julio Yurnet
Production Assistant: Lisa Rifkind
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