A queen within adorned archetypes
By: curation and exhibition design, Sofia Hedman, Serge Martynov
Publisher: Barrett Barrera Projects
Published: 2018
Place of publication: St. Louis, MO]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780692048610
Subjects: Clothing and dress; Exhibitions; History; Fashion design; Queens in art
Description: "Experimental gowns, headpieces, and jewelry by avant-garde fashion designers Alexander McQueen, Gucci, Gypsy Sport, and Iris van Herpen investigate symbols of womanhood and challenge conventional notions of beauty. More than 100 articles of daring fashion are presented in a dramatic gallery design that explores eight archetypal personality types.  A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes explores seven personality types of a queen - or, metaphorically, a woman: The Sage, Magician, Enchantress, Explorer, Mother Earth, Heroine and Thespian. The story of each persona, which also forms the themes of the exhibition, is articulated through contemporary fashion, photography, film, and artwork.  In storytelling, archetypes exist as powerful figures that consolidate certain human universals. Through female archetypes in particular, we may glimpse the essence and multiplicities of feminine resolve. In this exhibition, each form of the queen stands as a powerful wellspring of creative inspiration for contemplating the relationship between dress, society and our shared history."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Produced in conjunction with an exhibition held at the New Orleans Museum of Art, February 21 - May 28, 2018.