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

Andrew Bolton, Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute discusses the exhibition “Rei Kawakubo/Comme de Garçons: Art of the In-Between,“ on view at The Met Fifth Avenue May 4–September 4, 2017. #MetKawakubo The Costume Institute’s spring 2017 exhibition will examine 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 will feature approximately 150 examples of Kawakubo’s womenswear for Comme des Garçons dating from the early 1980s to her most recent collection. The exhibition is made possible in part by Condé Nast Production credits Director and Producer: Kate Farrell Editor: Sarah Cowan Camera: Alex Rappoport, Sarah Cowan, Dia Felix Interviewer: Christopher Noey Lighting: Ned Hallick Gaffer: Foster McLaughlin Production Coordinator: Lisa Rifkind Production Assistant: Kaelan Burkett Original Music: Austin Fisher Special thanks to: Nicholas Alan Cope, Ari Marcopoulos, Brigitte Niedermair, Collier Schorr In order of appearance: This video is provided courtesy of the Merce Cunningham Trust. © All rights reserved. Photograph by © Katerina Jebb Photograph by © Paolo Roversi Photograph by © Kazumi Kurigami Photograph by © Craig McDean Photograph by © Collier Schorr Photograph by © Peter Lindbergh Photograph by © Nicholas Alan Cope Photograph by © Brigitte Niedermair Photograph by © Ari Marcopoulos © 2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art