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Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art | Mary Sibande, Devan Shimoyama, Jeffrey Gibson, and Esmaa Mohamoud: Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY

Past exhibition
12 March - 14 August 2022
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Overview
Mary Sibande, The Domba Dance, 2019. Life-size fiberglass, bronze, cotton fabric, fiberglass and silicone 157.3 x 98 x 118.125 in.
Mary Sibande, The Domba Dance, 2019. Life-size fiberglass, bronze, cotton fabric, fiberglass and silicone 157.3 x 98 x 118.125 in.

The first global survey exhibition dedicated to the use of clothing as a medium of visual art, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art examines work by thirty-five international contemporary artists, from established names to emerging voices, several of whom will be exhibiting for the first time in the United States. By either making or altering clothing for expressive purposes, these artists create garments, sculpture, installation, and performance art that transforms dress into a critical tool. Adopted globally as an artistic strategy, garmenting uses the language of fashion to challenge traditional divisions of form and function, cast a critical eye on the construction of gender, advance political activism, and address cultural difference.

 

Live performances and activations involving five of the artists in Garmenting will be presented on-site throughout the exhibition. 

 

Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, organized by the Museum of Arts and Design with guest curator Alexandra Schwartz, is made possible by a grant from the Coby Foundation.

 

Additional support was provided by LaVon Kellner and Thomas Roush, MD and Etant donnés Contemporary Art, a program developed by FACE Foundation, Villa Albertine, and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States, with lead funding from the French Ministry of Culture and Institut Français-Paris, Florence Gould Foundation, Ford Foundation, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Chanel USA, and ADAGP.

 

Generous funding was also received by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

 

 

 

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Works
  • Mary Sibande The Domba Dance, 2019 Life-size fiberglass, bronze, cotton fabric, fiberglass and silicone 157 1/2 x 98 3/8 x 118 1/8 in 400 x 250 x 300 cm
    Mary Sibande
    The Domba Dance, 2019
    Life-size fiberglass, bronze, cotton fabric, fiberglass and silicone
    157 1/2 x 98 3/8 x 118 1/8 in
    400 x 250 x 300 cm
Installation Views
  • Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

    Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

  • Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

    Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

  • Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

    Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

  • Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

    Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

  • Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

    Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

  • Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

    Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

  • Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

    Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

  • Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

    Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

  • Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

    Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

  • Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

    Installation view, Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City. Photo: Jenna Bascom

Press
  • Mary Sibande, The Domba Dance, 2019. Image courtesy the Museum of Arts and Design

    Mary Sibande: 21 Art Shows to See in New York This Summer

    Billy Anania, Hyperallergic, June 13, 2022
  • Devan Shimoyama, February II, 2019. Courtesy of Private Collection and De Buck Gallery, New York. Photo: Phoebe d'Heurle.

    A New Exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design Delves Into the Phenomenon of ‘Garmenting’—See The Dazzling Images Her

    Katie White, ArtNet News, June 13, 2022
  • Installation view of Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York (March 12 to August 14, 2022) (photo by Jenna Bascom)

    Mary Sibande: Museum of Arts and Design Exhibition Explores the International Language of Dress

    Hyperallergic, May 23, 2022
  • Devan Shimoyama, February II, 2019. Silk flowers, rhinestones, jewelry, sequins, and embroidered patch on cotton hoodie with steel armature, coated wire and fishing line, 45 x 72 x 12 in. Courtesy of Private Collection and De Buck Gallery, New York. Photo: Phoebe dHeurle.

    Mary Sibande, Devan Shimoyama, Jeffrey Gibson & Esmaa Mohamoud: Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art

    Kathy Battista, The Brooklyn Rail, May 1, 2022
  • Installation view, Mary Sibande, The Domba Dance, 2019. Courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Design. Photo by Jenna Bascom

    How to Wear a Sculpture: New York Show Explores the Thin Divide Between Clothing and Art

    Tessa Solomon , ARTNews , March 18, 2022
  • Installation view of Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art, at the Museum of Arts and Design. Courtesy of the Museum of Arts and Design. Photo: Jenna Bascom

    Garmenting: Costume as Contemporary Art Review: Dressing Up a Form

    Laura Jacobs, Wall Street Journal, March 16, 2022
  • Mary SIbande, "The Domba Dance," 2019. Life-size fiberglass, bronze, cotton fabric, fiberglass and silicone 157 1/2 x 98 3/8 x 118 1/8 inches.

    What in the World Is ‘Garmenting?’

    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, January 6, 2022

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