Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy - Video
by Curators: Harold Koda, Andrew Bolton
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Description
Exhibition dates: May 7, 2008–September 1, 2008 The symbolic and metaphorical associations between fashion and the superhero are explored in this compelling exhibition. Featuring movie costumes, avant-garde haute couture, and high-performance sportswear, it reveals how the superhero serves as the ultimate metaphor for fashion and its ability to empower and transform the human body. Objects are organized thematically around particular superheroes, whose movie costumes and superpowers are catalysts for the discussion of key concepts of superheroism and their expression in fashion.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoSuperheroes: Fashion and Fantasy | -- | 11/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoE Pluribus Unitard: Notes toward a Theory of Superhero Costuming | -- | 11/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoThe Gods of Greece, Rome, and Egypt Still Exist—Only Today They Wear Spandex and Capes! | -- | 11/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoThe Boys in the Hoods: The Costumed Vigilante as Urban Dandy | -- | 11/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoCostume Designers Panel | -- | 11/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoArtists Panel | -- | 11/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoWriters Panel | -- | 11/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 7 Episodes |
