Go to the Met

This weekend I had the opportunity to see Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at the Met. I must say, the exhibition is not to be missed for anyone who is interested in fashion, art, or spectacle. As a visual arts administration student, I have mixed feelings about the exhibition, but I'm pretty sure that everyone should see it.

Despite some reservations I have about the exhibition design, and the fact that it was so quickly put together after the designer's untimely death, leading my cynical side to be suspicious of the museum wanting to capitalize on tragedy, as a general viewer I was into it.

Having known nothing of McQueen's work before entering the first gallery, I was instantly drawn in by the over-the-top atmosphere created by the music and lighting. The exhibition resembles an amusement park attraction with sets borrowed from the Phantom of the Opera. Normally I resist this type of exhibition display, looking for environments that do not upstage the art. McQueen's work, however, can not be undone by anything and the setting only contributed to the museum experience.

The exhibition is going on through August 7. You really ought to see it.

And my inclination to collect strange and beautiful objects has me coveting the exhibition catalog. Someone buy it for me.

This was the birthday card that I made for my niece Izzie last year. This year the plan is to be bigger and better. Less princess, more fairy.....

I will let you know how it goes.

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