China: Through the Looking Glass

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"China: Through the Looking Glass" in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Here, fashion inspired by Chinese opera are shown.
A silk couture dress by Chinese designer Guo Pei became a center piece of the exhibition[1][2]

China: Through the Looking Glass is an art exhibition held in 2015 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art focusing on the impact of Chinese design on Western fashion over the centuries. It was curated by Andrew Bolton.[3][4]

The exhibit was extremely popular in New York City and resulted in record attendance for the museum, drawing more visitors than that of the previous record holder among popular Costume Institute exhibitions, Savage Beauty.[5] Originally scheduled to run from 7 May to 16 August, it was extended through September 7 and will be open through the night on its final weekend.[6]

The exhibition inverts Orientalism, choosing to focus on "the East as authentic".[3] The show "aims to readdress Edward Said’s notion of Orientalism—a criticism of the West’s depictions of the East as patronising and inauthentic."[7]

A documentary film about the exhibition, The First Monday in May was released on April 15, 2016.[8][9]

Examples from China: Through the Looking Glass

  • A dress by Alexander McQueen in the style of a traditional Chinese clothing; the gown is exhibited alongside Han dynasty ceramic figures

  • A Givenchy dragon gown

  • "The Weight of the Millennium", a dress by Li Xiaofeng, made entirely of porcelain pieces

  • A Balenciaga dress with Chinese floral motif

  • Evening dresses from Valentino, with Chinese symbolism

  • A gown infused with Eastern and Western aesthetics

  • Detail on Guo Pei's silk dress

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