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A rare Black-owned art gallery lands in Chelsea The entrance to Nicola Vassell’s new gallery in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York, May 17, 2021. After working with artists like Kehinde Wiley and advising collectors like Swizz Beatz, Vassell bucks the online trend with a brick-and-mortar space. Donavon Smallwood/The New York Times. by Robin Pogrebin (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- At a moment when equity and diversity have become paramount in the art world, Nicola Vassell, a former director of both Pa...

The Met’s Costume Institute Aims to Start a Conversation About More Than American Fashion Womens Wear Daily (WWD) 5 hrs ago Rosemary Feitelberg Instead of ushering in hundreds of media types, influencers and fashion-centric guests to preview its latest exhibition at The Costume Institute, as in years past, the Metropolitan Museum of Art welcomed fans virtually Monday morning to get a preview of its upcoming show. Instead of simply a look at elaborate or immaculately tailored...

Veil Flag (2020) by Sterling Ruby Studio Photo: Melanie Schiff; Courtesy of Sterling Ruby Studio The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York offered additional details today about the next major show presented by its Costume Institute, a two-part exhibition exploring American fashion that will run from 18 September through 5 September 2022. An online video preview underscored how the museum is invoking both the angst generated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the tumult of la...

Timothée Chalamet Will Co-Host the 2021 Met Gala 6 Fits That Prove Timothée Chalamet Is the Perfect Met Gala Co-Host Getty Images / Gareth Cattermole Timothée Chalamet will co-host the 2021 Met Gala alongside poet Amanda Gorman, Billie Eilish, and Naomi Osaka. Naturally, were using the news as a reason (not that we need one) to take a look back at six of his best red carpet looks so far. The Metropolitan Museum of Arts coveted Gala returns on September 13 to mark the first of a two-part...

The Met Gala returns this year with an exhibition on American fashion Andrea Smith about 5 hours ago The exhibitions will take place at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art © Joe Josephs/500px Fashion-lovers may want to note the dates of the Costume Institute in New Yorks next major exhibition - a two-parter that focuses on American fashion. In celebration of the first opening, a more intimate version of the Met Gala will take place on 13 September, pending government guid...

One of the first signs that the coronavirus would present radical challenges for the fashion world was the cancelation last spring of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala, the annual exhibition and accompanying party that has become the industry’s biggest night. Its red carpet merges designer prowess with entertainment industry star power. And the exhibitions themselves can set off trends that reverberate through the industry for years. The 2019 Camp exhibition, for examp...

  And we haven’t even mentioned the clothes. For their inaugural collection, the designers wanted to go beyond the traditional definition of couture to consider how “ancient civilisations and tribes from northern China to South Africa had their own way of body adornment, informed by their values and religion,” says Panszczyk. Some pieces of the collection—only 14 looks in total—featured tubular forms reminiscent of Mayan drawings, or perhaps swirling exoskeletons, wrapped in thousand...

What Else You Need To Know Today L.A. County health officials say restaurants, museums, gyms and more will be able to open indoors as soon as Monday. A sharply critical report faults LAPD for mishandling Black Lives Matter protests over the summer. Located inside the Macys at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, the Museum of African American Art faces a unique reopening situation. L.A. launched a program designed to make backyard "granny flats," or Accessory Dwelling Units, easier to build — a...

Coronavirus: Business Updated Published March 12, 2021 5:23 PM afroLAtinidad: mi casa, my city, is an exhibit at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes online. (Mario A. Hernandez) On Friday, the L.A. County Health Department officially announced eased restrictions for museums, gyms, and movie theaters. But after a full year of closures, business leaders from those sectors need time to acclimate. Some have furloughed their staff. They might need to set up new safety protocols. Some, arent even sure itll...

More L.A. County businesses are allowed to reopen indoors starting next week, but many will need time to transition.