The retrospective on the work of couturier Thierry Mugler (1948-2022) at the Brooklyn Museum includes more than 150 costumes designed between 1977 and 2014, along with many unpublished archive documents and sketches. It showcases the multiple worlds of this one-of-a-kind artistic figure — a visionary fashion designer, director, photographer and perfumer— through a display of his prê t-à -porter and haute couture silhouettes.
Thierry Mugler staged the most spectacular fashion shows of his time. He dressed many celebrities, including Diana Ross, David Bowie, Lady Gaga, Liza Minnelli, Cé line Dion and Kim Kardashian. He created the costumes for many of Mylè ne Farmer’ s and Beyoncé ’ s tours and videos. A photographer and director, he filmed clips as well as short films starring actresses like Isabelle Huppert and Juliette Binoche.
This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition and is organized into several main sections. It reproduces a selection of full-page photographs, most of which have not been published before, by the greatest artists who worked with Mugler throughout his career — Helmut Newton, Peter Knapp, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, David LaChapelle, Sté phane Sednaoui, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Jean-Paul Goude, Pierre & Gilles, Patrice Stable, Inez & Vinoodh, to name just a few. It also includes views of the exhibition layout and displays.
Prior tour dates and locations:
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada - 03. 02. 2019 - 09. 08. 2019
Kunsthal Rotterdam, Netherlands - 10. 13. 2019 - 03. 08. 2020
Hypo-Kunsthalle Munich, Germany - 05. 25. 2020 - 04. 13. 2021
Musé e des Arts Dé coratifs, Paris - 09. 30. 2021 - 04. 24. 2022
Text in English and French.
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Foreword Mugler in Paris The exhibition Weapons of mass seduction Mé tamorphoses Robots haute couture Back to the future Mugler (super) star Helmut Newton & Thierry Mugler Belle de jour, belle de nuit Too funky Stars & strass Lady Macbeth Biography Notes Collections
