MoMa
Items: Is Fashion Modern?
“This is a design show that takes fashion as its focus… We
wanted to communicate instantly that the exhibition is about each individual
object.”
Paola Antonelli
Curator
The
exhibition at MoMa - Items: Is Fashion
Modern? - until January 28 is curated by Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator,
and Michelle Millar Fisher,
Curatorial Assistant, Department of
Architecture and Design, it explores the present, past—and sometimes the future—of 111 items of clothing and accessories that have had a strong
impact on the world in the 20th and 21st centuries—and continue
to hold currency today.
Items:
Is Fashion Modern?
In
the exhibition there are well-known and transformative pieces such as Levi’s 501s, the Breton shirt, and the Little
Black Dress, and also as, ancient and culturally charged pieces, as the sari, the pearl necklace, the kippah, and
the keffiyeh. Driven first and foremost by objects, not
designers, the exhibition considers the many relationships between fashion and
functionality, culture, aesthetics, politics, labor, identity, economy, and
technology.
Levi Strauss and Co. – Jacob W. Davis - 501 Jeans
1947
- denim
Hanes – T-Shirt
2017
– cotton
Wonderbra
c. 1990s – nylon - polyester -spandex
photographer: Ellen von Unwerth – model: Eva Herzigova
Wonderbra advertisement
The Little
Black Dress
Thierry Mugler 1981 – Gianni Versace 1994
Philippe
Starck 1997 - Nervous System’s
Kinematic Dress 2014
Rick Owens 2014 - Pia Interlandi – Garments for the Grave 2012
Rick Owens 2014 - Pia Interlandi – Garments for the Grave 2012
The Shift
Dress
Harry Gordon - 1967
Paper Dress - featuring Bob Dylan
Issey Miyake – Dai Fujiwara – Miyake Design Studio
A-POC Queen
1997
– cotton - nylon – polyurethane
Adolf (Adi) Dassler – Rudolph (Rudi) Dassler
Adidas – Superstars
1983
– oxhide leather and rubber
Swimwear
Aheda Naetti – Ahilida – Burkini
2003
– polyester
David Azulay – Blueman – Bikini
1970s
– Cotton
Speedo – U.S. Team Swimsuit
1972
– nylon
Mao Jacket - (Zhifu)
c.
1970s - cotton – plastic
Francesco Risso – Marni Mao Mirror
2017
– silver foil Cordura – Swedish fabric – Kantha embroidery
The Suit
“Central power garment in any business combination.”
John T. Molloy - Dress for Success
- 1975
Platform Shoes
Boots
made for Elton John
1974
– leather – rubber – metal – textile
Items:
Is fashion Modern? //Checklist
The
Full List of 111 Items
Restaurant - Terrace 5, The Carroll
and Milton Petrie Cafe
This sophisticated, airy cafe is
situated adjacent to the Painting and Sculpture Galleries, and enjoys a spectacular fifth-floor view of The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Sculpture Garden and the surrounding skyline, with outdoor terrace dining
available seasonally.
Hibiscus
Iced Tea
Terrace 5 is a cafe offering a
seasonal menu of delicious savory selections and an array of desserts. Terrace
5 features Danish furniture and tableware from leading modernist designers and
manufacturers, including Arne Jacobsen, Georg Jensen, and Fritz Hansen.
Chilled Carrot Ginger Soup
Coconut and Quinoa
Truffled Brie on Ciabatta
T-Shirt - Sol LeWitt