McQueen's last works at the "Savage Beauty" exhibition
The show opened on May 4, a little more than one year after McQueen's death, and closed on August 7. Savage Beauty was shown again at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London from March 14, 2015 to August 2, 2015, but with additional items of exhibits.
Savage Beauty exhibition at V&A, clothes from the Fall/Winter 2008 collection
The exhibit was organized by the museum's Anna Wintour Costume Center and curated by Andrew Bolton and Harold Koda. The exhibit featured McQueen's pieces from the archives of his own London fashion house, Alexander McQueen and of the Parisian couture house Givenchy, as well as pieces held in private collections.[3] The show is composed of six separate galleries, arranged by theme: "The Romantic Mind", featuring some of his oldest work in the early 1990s; "Romantic Gothic and the Cabinet of Curiosities", featuring his exploration of Victorian Gothic themes; "Romantic Nationalism", examining Scottish and British identity; "Romantic Exoticism", examining non-western influences in his designs; "Romantic Primitivism", featuring natural materials and organic designs; and "Romantic Naturalism", featuring his attempts to integrate themes of the natural world with technology.[3]
Dress from The Horn of Plenty, Fall/Winter 2009–10 collection
The exhibit includes pieces from his first major collection, Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims, created during his graduate studies at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.[4] Other collections included in the exhibit were Dante, It's a Jungle out There, #13, VOSS, Irere, and Plato's Atlantis,[5] as well as Banshee, Highland Rape, The Widows of Culloden (including the original life-size hologram of Kate Moss), and Horn of Plenty.[4] Also included in the exhibition are works by McQueen's collaborators such as the milliner Philip Treacy and jeweler Shaun Leane who produced designs used in his runway shows.[6]
Reception
Queues outside the exhibition, August 3, 2011
The exhibit was widely praised by critics in the international press. Hilary Alexander of The Daily Telegraph called it "an absorbing, astounding walk through the extraordinary convolutions of his mind, and the technical virtuosity he could summon up in order to turn his ideas and thoughts into reality".[4]Holland Cotter of The New York Times wrote that the show "is a button-pushing marvel: ethereal and gross, graceful and utterly manipulative, and poised on a line where fashion turns into something else", but also noted that the exhibit steers clear of addressing questions about the contradictions in his work.[7]Suzy Menkes of The International Herald Tribune also had some issues with the presentation, "Mr. Bolton might have discussed the designer’s place in the British art scene, alongside the Chapman brothers, or compared his fascination with nature’s decadence with that of Damien Hirst. Instead, we get Sarah Jessica Parker’s breathless and witless take on the McQueen style." Overall, though, she said the exhibit "is exciting, stimulating and thought-provoking – and a raw vision of the wild McQueen imagination."[8]Judith Thurman of The New Yorker advised that "even if you never bother with fashion shows, go to this one. Andrew Bolton ... has assembled a hundred ensembles and seventy accessories ... and he gives their history and psychology an astute reading."[9]
The show was also extremely popular with the public, leading the museum to take extraordinary measures to meet demand. Originally scheduled to run only until July 31 that year, it was extended through August 7. Patrons waited in lines of up to two hours to see the exhibit.[10] To accommodate the large crowds, the Met offered a special $50 ticket to view the exhibit on Mondays, when the museum was usually closed.[11][12] Over 17,000 of these tickets were sold.[13] The Met also allowed its members to skip the line; museum membership increased 15%, with 20,000 new memberships sold during the show.[13] During the final weekend of the exhibition, lines stretched to over four hours,[14] and the museum stayed open until midnight for the first time in its history.[10] By the time the exhibit closed, over 650,000 people had seen it,[15] making it one of the most popular exhibits in the museum's history, and its most popular fashion exhibit ever.[16]
From March 14, 2015 to August 2, 2015, the exhibition was housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum, where it was similarly well-received.[17][18][19] The core of the exhibition remained the same as the one in the Metropolitan Museum, but 66 additional items of clothing and accessories were added, including rare early works by McQueen. A new section was added focusing on pieces from his early career. The exhibition was the largest collection of works by McQueen and his collaborators ever assembled.[20] Ticket sales exceeding 480,000 prompted museum management to implement overnight hours during the show’s final two weekends in order to meet demand.[21] This was the first time the museum had ever extended its hours this way to accommodate interest in an exhibition.[22]
Gallery
Alexander McQueen’s fascination with the elemental—earth, wind, fire and water—imbued his collections with primordial drama. Nature and its materials were a constant in McQueen’s work. [23] Each piece was made from unique materials, which suits each items. McQueen did not use any leather; he used recycled and natural materials to substitute the collection as up-cycled. For example, some materials he usually uses in his work are hair, wood, taxidermy, horns, and coral. In addition, he also referenced reptile skin and blood onto his work as well. Cotton used in McQueen's pieces to represent a natural product because of the way it is designed.
Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims, MA graduation collection
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Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty was an art exhibition held in 2011 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art featuring clothing created by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen as well as accessories created for his runway shows The exhibit was extremely popular in New York City and resulted in what was then record attendance for the museum 1 The curators were Andrew Bolton and Harold Koda 2 McQueen s last works at the Savage Beauty exhibition The show opened on May 4 a little more than one year after McQueen s death and closed on August 7 Savage Beauty was shown again at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London from March 14 2015 to August 2 2015 but with additional items of exhibits Contents 1 Contents 2 Reception 3 Subsequent showings 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksContents Edit Savage Beauty exhibition at V amp A clothes from the Fall Winter 2008 collection The exhibit was organized by the museum s Anna Wintour Costume Center and curated by Andrew Bolton and Harold Koda The exhibit featured McQueen s pieces from the archives of his own London fashion house Alexander McQueen and of the Parisian couture house Givenchy as well as pieces held in private collections 3 The show is composed of six separate galleries arranged by theme The Romantic Mind featuring some of his oldest work in the early 1990s Romantic Gothic and the Cabinet of Curiosities featuring his exploration of Victorian Gothic themes Romantic Nationalism examining Scottish and British identity Romantic Exoticism examining non western influences in his designs Romantic Primitivism featuring natural materials and organic designs and Romantic Naturalism featuring his attempts to integrate themes of the natural world with technology 3 Dress from The Horn of Plenty Fall Winter 2009 10 collection The exhibit includes pieces from his first major collection Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims created during his graduate studies at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design 4 Other collections included in the exhibit were Dante It s a Jungle out There 13 VOSS Irere and Plato s Atlantis 5 as well as Banshee Highland Rape The Widows of Culloden including the original life size hologram of Kate Moss and Horn of Plenty 4 Also included in the exhibition are works by McQueen s collaborators such as the milliner Philip Treacy and jeweler Shaun Leane who produced designs used in his runway shows 6 Reception Edit Queues outside the exhibition August 3 2011 The exhibit was widely praised by critics in the international press Hilary Alexander of The Daily Telegraph called it an absorbing astounding walk through the extraordinary convolutions of his mind and the technical virtuosity he could summon up in order to turn his ideas and thoughts into reality 4 Holland Cotter of The New York Times wrote that the show is a button pushing marvel ethereal and gross graceful and utterly manipulative and poised on a line where fashion turns into something else but also noted that the exhibit steers clear of addressing questions about the contradictions in his work 7 Suzy Menkes of The International Herald Tribune also had some issues with the presentation Mr Bolton might have discussed the designer s place in the British art scene alongside the Chapman brothers or compared his fascination with nature s decadence with that of Damien Hirst Instead we get Sarah Jessica Parker s breathless and witless take on the McQueen style Overall though she said the exhibit is exciting stimulating and thought provoking and a raw vision of the wild McQueen imagination 8 Judith Thurman of The New Yorker advised that even if you never bother with fashion shows go to this one Andrew Bolton has assembled a hundred ensembles and seventy accessories and he gives their history and psychology an astute reading 9 The show was also extremely popular with the public leading the museum to take extraordinary measures to meet demand Originally scheduled to run only until July 31 that year it was extended through August 7 Patrons waited in lines of up to two hours to see the exhibit 10 To accommodate the large crowds the Met offered a special 50 ticket to view the exhibit on Mondays when the museum was usually closed 11 12 Over 17 000 of these tickets were sold 13 The Met also allowed its members to skip the line museum membership increased 15 with 20 000 new memberships sold during the show 13 During the final weekend of the exhibition lines stretched to over four hours 14 and the museum stayed open until midnight for the first time in its history 10 By the time the exhibit closed over 650 000 people had seen it 15 making it one of the most popular exhibits in the museum s history and its most popular fashion exhibit ever 16 Subsequent showings Edit Jacket from the It s a Jungle out There collection displayed at the V amp A Savage Beauty exhibition From March 14 2015 to August 2 2015 the exhibition was housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum where it was similarly well received 17 18 19 The core of the exhibition remained the same as the one in the Metropolitan Museum but 66 additional items of clothing and accessories were added including rare early works by McQueen A new section was added focusing on pieces from his early career The exhibition was the largest collection of works by McQueen and his collaborators ever assembled 20 Ticket sales exceeding 480 000 prompted museum management to implement overnight hours during the show s final two weekends in order to meet demand 21 This was the first time the museum had ever extended its hours this way to accommodate interest in an exhibition 22 Gallery EditAlexander McQueen s fascination with the elemental earth wind fire and water imbued his collections with primordial drama Nature and its materials were a constant in McQueen s work 23 Each piece was made from unique materials which suits each items McQueen did not use any leather he used recycled and natural materials to substitute the collection as up cycled For example some materials he usually uses in his work are hair wood taxidermy horns and coral In addition he also referenced reptile skin and blood onto his work as well Cotton used in McQueen s pieces to represent a natural product because of the way it is designed Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims MA graduation collection Black suit The Birds Spring Summer 1995 Highland Rape Autumn Winter 1995 96 Givenchy Autumn Winter 1997 98 No 13 Spring Summer 1999 Eshu Autumn Winter 2000 2001 Parachute Cape Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Autumn Winter 2002 2003 The Horn of Plenty Autumn Winter 2009 10 One of McQueen s last worksReferences Edit Orden Erica 22 July 2011 Met Hits 40 Year Attendance Record The Wall Street Journal Retrieved 6 August 2011 Trebay Guy 29 April 2015 At the Met Andrew Bolton Is the Storyteller in Chief New York Times Retrieved 13 August 2015 a b About the Exhibition Metropolitan Museum of Art Retrieved 5 August 2011 a b c Alexander Hilary 2 May 2011 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Fentress 5 August 2011 Hundreds Line Up to See Alexander McQueen Show Before it Closes WNYC com Archived from the original on 10 August 2011 Retrieved 6 August 2011 Hollander Sophia 6 August 2011 Not Since the Mona Lisa The Wall Street Journal Retrieved 6 August 2011 Beja Marc 7 August 2011 Thousands show up for last day of Met s McQueen exhibit Retrieved 8 August 2011 McQueen show shuts in NY after record attendance AFP 6 August 2011 Retrieved 7 August 2011 Ikon London Magazine coverage of Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty Fashion Gala Ikon London Magazine 14 March 2015 Retrieved 3 March 2018 Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty About the Exhibition V amp A Retrieved 10 March 2015 Dowd Vincent 10 March 2015 Alexander McQueen Revolutionary and friend BBC News Retrieved 10 March 2015 Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty PDF V amp A Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty is most popular show in V amp A s history The Guardian August 3 2015 Retrieved October 29 2015 Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty is most 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