The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced “John Galliano: Horizons” as next year’s exhibition and Met Gala theme. The exhibition is meant to honor Galliano’s nearly 40 year career, including his work as a student at Central Saint Martins in London, as well as his designs across Dior, Givenchy, Maison Margiela, and more
The exhibition will be displayed in three parts:
Bearings
Galliano’s work will be presented in historical and cultural context.
Horizons
Highlighting Galliano’s most cited works of inspiration, geography, history, art and performance.
Atlas of Transformation
An exploration of Galliano’s creative process through research books, sketches, toiles, fittings, and finished garments.
Galliano is recognized as a controversial designer throughout his extensive career. The museum’s press release directly addresses this history in the following statements:
“[The exhibition] will directly address the rupture caused by his antisemitic, racist, and anti-Asian conduct in 2010 and 2011, which resulted in his dismissal from Christian Dior and his eponymous label and his conviction by a Paris court for public insults based on race, religion, ethnicity or origin.
It will also consider his subsequent treatment for substance addiction and his later public acknowledgement of his actions. Rather than presenting a conventional narrative of disgrace and redemption, the gallery will examine how memory, experience, cultural values, and historical circumstances continually reshape the reception of a designer’s work.”
Source: WWD
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