Garmenting : costume as contemporary art / Alexandra Schwartz, [guest curator] ; essays by Lydia Brawner, Rhonda Garelick, Karin G. Oen, Jonathan Michael Square.

"Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art centers on contemporary artists' explorations of how dress both expresses and shapes who we are-our personal, cultural, and political identities-and it is my hope that their work will help stimulate discussion and foster understanding during these troubled ti...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Museum of Arts and Design (New York, N.Y.) (Organizer, Host institution)
Other Authors: Schwartz, Alexandra (Editor)
Brawner, Lydia (Contributor)
Garelick, Rhonda K., 1962- (Contributor)
Oen, Karin G., 1978- (Contributor)
Square, Jonathan Michael (Contributor)
Language:English
Published: New York : Museum of Arts and Design, [2022]
Subjects:
Wearable art > Exhibitions.
Performative (Philosophy) > Exhibitions.
Clothing and dress > Psychological aspects > Exhibitions.
Clothing and dress > Psychological aspects.
Performative (Philosophy)
Wearable art.
Exhibition catalogs.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs.
Physical Description:135 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A brief history of garmenting / Alexandra Schwartz
  • Exhibition themes : Functionality ; Cultural difference ; Gender ; Activism ; Performance / Alexandra Schwartz
  • Performance and garmenting / Lydia Brawner
  • The sartorial uncanny / Rhonda Garelick
  • Human qualities and material properties : border-crossing costume, fashion, and garmenting / Karen G. Oen
  • Sophie possesses Eliza / Jonathan Michael Square.