Alexander McQueen [L] and Iris Van Herpen [M, R] dresses on the Ground floor of the #ManusxMachina exhibit at the MET Museum
Not to be dismissed as merely "cute clothes," the sculpturesque specimens of #ManusxMachina commingle concepts of man-produced and mass-produced through the lens of design, process and technology. Using "x" instead of "vs" to marry (and not separate) man and machine, taxonomy is key in creating contextual clarity. At the recent press preview, show curator Andrew Bolton notes, "We're in a really troubling moment. Designers seem to be dispensable and fashion seems to be disposable. I hope that the show reminds people of the geniuses of our world and of what they do." Keep reading to see more from the ground floor of the exhibit...
