It's Showtime

Fall and winter is a great time to catch museum and gallery exhibitions. There are thousands all over the states, but these selected shows were chosen to highlight because they feature exceptional costume and textiles (either in painting or as pieces), or drawings and works on paper...a favorite of this writer.

At the Denver Art Museum. Shock Wave: Japanese Fashion Design, 1980s–90s, shows work by Japanese designers who started a fashion revolution in Paris. http://denverartmuseum.org/exhibitions/shock-wave 

Comme des Garcons Spring-Summer 1997

Issey Miyake Autumn-Winter 1986

Kansai Yamamoto about 1980

At the Menil Colletion in Houston: Picasso The Line includes drawings from the most important periods of the artist’s long career; it gathers about 90 of his works on paper that span a wide range of mediums, from pen or pencil to charcoal and collage.
https://www.menil.org/exhibitions/245-picasso-the-line

Self Portrait 1918

Bottle & Glass 1912-13

At the Neue Galerie, NYC: Klimt and the Women of Vienna’s Golden Age, 1900–1918.

This exhibition examines the Klimt's sensual portraits of women as the embodiment of fin-de-siècle Vienna. Klimt's women are always wearing the most beautiful fashion of the moment, and his color saturation and texture is superb, as in the gold of the famous portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer. http://www.neuegalerie.org/content/klimt-and-women-vienna%E2%80%99s-golden-age-1900%E2%80%931918

Adele Bloch-Bauer 1907

Elizabeth Lederer 1914-16

 At the Morgan Library and Museum, NYC: Dubuffet Drawings, 1935–1962 is the first museum retrospective of the artist’s works on paper. The exhibition includes approximately one hundred drawings from Dubuffet’s most innovative decades and features rarely seen works borrowed from private and public collections in France and the United States.
http://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/dubuffet-drawings

L'Arnaque (The Swindle) 1962

Portrait of Jean Paulhan 1955

At the Grand Rapids Art Museum: Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion. This exhibition shows an in-depth look at the worlk of Dutch fashion designer, whose cutting-edge designs have been worn by style icons such as Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Bjork.
http://dutchcultureusa.com/blog/3290/iris-van-herpen-transforming-fashion-at-grand-rapids-art-museum.

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At the Met:Jean Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806) Drawing Triumphant. Unlike many old masters for whom drawing was a preparatory tool, Fragonard explored the potential of chalk, ink, and wash to create sheets that were works of art in their own right. This exhibition celebrates the artist's achievements as a master draftsman.
http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2016/fragonard

Fragonard 1760

At the Seattle Art Museum:Yves Saint Laurent:The Perfection of Style, showcasing highlights from the legendary designer’s 44-year career. Drawn from the collection of the Fondation Pierre Bergé—Yves Saint Laurent, the exhibition features new acquisitions by the Foundation that have never been shown publicly. before.http://seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Details?EventId=37669

Pea Coat Spring/Summer 1962

Mondrian Dress 1965