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October2011byHautecouturefallwinter2006-2007P.StableJeanPaulGaultierWomensprt--porterfallwinter1984-1985P.StableJeanPaulGaultierHautecouturespringsummer2007P.StableJeanPaulGaultierFineArtsMuseumsofSanFranciscoFundacinMapfreInstitutodeCulturaMadridKunsthalRotterdamtheNetherlandsLesSurralistesBarbsLesViergesApparitionsLEOSIPRASVeryearlyonGaultiersavant-gardefashionsreflectedanunderstandingofamulticulturalsocietysissuesandpreoccupationsshakingupwithinvariablegoodhumorestablishedsocietalandaestheticcodes.Moreofacontemporaryinstallationthanafashionretrospectivethismajorexhibitionconsideredbythecouturiertobeacreationinitsownrightfeaturesapproximately140ensemblesspanningover35yearsfromthedesignerscoutureandready-to-wearcollectionsalongwiththeiraccessoriesandnumerousarchivaldocuments.ManyoftheseextraordinarypieceshaveneverbeforebeenexhibitedincludingacostumefromoneofPedroAlmodvarsrecentfilmsandaleathercorsetthatwillbeshownforthefirsttimeduringtheDMAspresentation.IwantedtocreateanexhibitiononJeanPaulGaultiermorethananyothercouturierbecauseofhisgreathumanityexplainedNathalieBondilDirectorandChiefCuratoroftheMontrealMuseumofFineArts.Beyondthetechnicalvirtuosityanunbridledimaginationandground-breakingartisticcollaborationsGaultieroffersanopen-mindedvisionofsocietyacrazysensitiveandsassyworldinwhicheveryonecanasserthisorherownidentitythroughauniquefusioncouture.KeenlyinterestedinalltheworldsculturesandcounterculturesGaultierhaspickeduponthecurrenttrendsandproclaimedtherighttobedifferentandintheprocessconceivedanewkindoffashioninboththewayitismadeandworn.Throughtwiststransformationstransgressionsandreinterpretationshenotonlyerasestheboundariesbetweenculturesbutalsothesexescreatinganewandrogynyorplayingwithsubvertingestablishedfashioncodes.AcelebrationofGaultiersdaringinventivenessandhumanistvisionthisexhibitionpaystributetohiscutting-edgefashionandexplorestheaudaciouslyeclecticsourcesofhisideas.ThismultimediainstallationisorganizedalongsixdifferentthematicsectionstracingtheinfluencesfromthestreetsofParistotheworldofsciencefictionthathavemarkedthecouturierscreativedevelopmentTheOdysseyofJeanPaulGaultierTheBoudoirSkinDeepPunkCancanUrbanJungleandMetropolis.Sketchesstagecostumesexcerptsfromfilmsrunwayshowsconcertsvideosdanceperformancesandeventelevisionprogramsonviewfurtherexplorehowhisavant-gardefashionschallengedsocietalandaestheticcodesinunexpectedandoftenhumorousways.ThemanylegendaryartisticcollaborationsthathavecharacterizedGaultiersglobalvisionareexaminedinfilmPedroAlmodvarPeterGreenawayLucBessonMarcCaroandJean-PierreJeunetcontemporarydanceAngelinPreljocajRgineChopinotandMauriceBjartandwithintherealmofpopularmusicinFranceYvetteHornerandMylneFarmerandontheinternationalsceneKylieMinogueandespeciallyMadonnawhosefriendshipwithGaultierhasledhertograciouslylendtwoiconiccorsetsfromher1990BlondAmbitionWorldTour.Fashionphotographyisalsoamajorfocusofattentionthankstoloansofnever-before-seenprintsfromcontemporaryphotographersandrenownedcontemporaryartistsincludingAndyWarholCindyShermanErwinWurmDavidLaChapelleRichardAvedonMarioTestinoStevenMeiselStevenKleinMertAlasMarcusPiggottPierreetGillesInezvanLamsweerdeVinoodhMatadinPaoloRoversiandRobertDoisneau.AninnovativeexhibitiondesignbythearchitecturalandstagedesigncompanyProjectilesParisshowcasesthecouturiersdesignsaswellasprintsandvideoclipsthatillustratemanyofGaultiersartisticcollaborations.ThirtymannequinswearingremarkablewigsandheaddressesbyOdileGilbertfounderoftheAtelier68inParisandwithanimatedfacesprovidedbyingeniousaudiovisualprojectionsareplacedthroughoutthegalleriessurprisingvisitorswiththeirlifelikepresence.PoeticandplayfultheproductiondesignandstagingofthisaudiovisualcreationhasbeenproducedbyDenisMarleauandStphanieJasminofUBUCompagniedecration.AdozencelebritiesincludingGaultierhimselfhavelenttheirfacesandoftentheirvoicestothisproject.GaultiersWorldTheSurrealistscollectioncoatdresscollectionVirginscollectiondress20FASHIONTheFashionWorldofJeanPaulGaultierFromtheSidewalktotheCatwalkNovember132011-February122012DallasMuseumofArt1717NorthHarwoodDallasTexas75201214.922.1200dm-art.orgTueWed1100am-500pmThu1100am-900pmFriSat-Sun1100am-500pmClosedMondaysGeneralmuseumadmissionis10foradults7forseniors7formilitarypersonnelwithcurrentID5forstudentsandfreeforchildrenunder12andDMAmembersTicketsfortheGaultierexhibitare16weekdays20weekendsforadults1416forseniorsandmilitarypersonnel1212forstudentsandfreeforchildrenunder12andDMAmembersTheexhibitiontourwillincludeMarch24-August192012September26-November182012February9-May122013FromNovember132011toFebruary122012theDallasMuseumofArtDMAwillhostthefirstexhibitiondevotedtothecelebratedFrenchcouturier.TheDMAisthefirstoftwoU.S.venuestohostthiscriticallyacclaimedinternationalexhibitionafteritspremierattheorganizinginstitutiontheMontrealMuseumofFineArts.Dubbedfashionsenfantterriblefromthetimeofhisfirstrunwayshowsinthe1970sJeanPaulGaultierisindisputablyoneofthemostimportantfashiondesignersofrecentdecades.HcateAcelebrationofGaultiersdaringinventivenessandhumanistvisionthisexhibitionpaystributetohiscutting-edgefashionandexplorestheaudaciouslyeclecticsourcesofhisideas.TheFashionWorldofJeanPaulGaultierFromtheSidewalktotheCatwalkTheFashionWorldofJeanPaulGaultierFromtheSidewalktotheCatwalk