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Exhibition Tour—Rei Kawakubo / Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between

This video is part of Exhibition Tours, a series exploring select Met exhibitions.

Explore The Costume Institute's spring 2017 exhibition, Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between, narrated by exhibition curator Andrew Bolton.

The exhibition examines the work of Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo, known for her avant-garde designs and ability to challenge conventional notions of beauty, good taste, and fashionability. The thematic show features approximately 140 examples of Kawakubo's womenswear for Comme des Garçons dating from the early 1980s to her most recent collection.


Contributors

Andrew Bolton
Curator in Charge

Production credits
Director and Producer: Kate Farrell
Editors: Dia Felix, Sarah Cowan
Jib and Camera Operator: Kelly Richardson
Lighting Designer: Ned Hallick
Gaffers: Foster McLaughlin, Christopher Yurnet
Production Assistants: Kaelan Burkett, Stephanie Wuertz
Music: Austin Fisher


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