The MNBAQ is proud to present Alexander McQueen: Art Meets Fashion, the first Canadian exhibition devoted to the effervescent creative universe of this key figure in the fashion industry between 1990 and 2010.
A rich, lively creative universe
Photo : MNBAQ. Denis Legendre
Photo : MNBAQ. Denis Legendre
His critically acclaimed collections reflect his extensive expertise in garment design and manufacturing. His creative process is rooted in references both autobiographical and encyclopaedic, enriched by history, the natural sciences, technology, the media, and popular culture.
Alexander McQueen: Art Meets Fashion, the first Canadian exhibition devoted to this renowned designer, proposes a reflection on the creative process of the enfant terrible of British fashion. To explain his artistic heritage and sources of inspiration, a connection has been made between apparel that he designed and art works from different periods, from antiquity to the present, of diverse cultural origins and using varied techniques.
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Gauche : Francisco Goya y Lucientes, You Will Not Escape, 1799. Eau-forte et aquatinte brunie, feuille: 12 x 8 po.; Image : 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 po., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Fonds fiduciaire Paul Rodman Mabury (63.11.72), photo: © Museum Associates/LACMA
Droite : Alexander McQueen, Robe pour femme de la collection Sarabande , printemps/été 2007. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Don de la collection de Regina J. Drucker à la douce mémoire de ses grands-parents Venegas et Gama. Coiffure pour femme créée par Michael Schmidt. Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
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Gauche : Holly King, Lush, 2003. Épreuve à développement chromogène, 1/5, 152 x 109 cm (œuvre); 166 x 123 cm (avec cadre), collection du Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Achat pour la collection Prêt d'œuvres d'art du Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (CP.2006.22) © Holly King Photo : MNBAQ, Patrick Altman
Droite : Alexander McQueen, Robe pour femme de la collection La fille qui vivait dans l’arbre, automne-hiver 2008-2009, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, don de la collection Regina J. Drucker. Coiffure pour femme créée par Michael Schmidt, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
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Gauche : Clarence Gagnon, Olé!, 1906, huile sur toile, MNBAQ, Achat. Restauration effectuée par le Centre de conservation du Québec (1949.84) Photo: CCQ, Guy Couture
Droite : Lee Alexander McQueen, Ensemble pour femme (Bustier et jupe) de la collection La danse du taureau torturé, printemps-été 2002, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, don de la collection Regina J. Drucker, Coiffure pour femme créée par Michael Schmidt, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
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Gauche : Manuel Cipriano Gomes Mafra, Urne, vers 1865-1887, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Don de Barbara Barbara et Marty Frenkel, photo : © Museum Associates/LACMA
Droite : Alexander McQueen, Ensemble pour femme (détail) de la collection l’Atlantide de Platon, printemps-été 2010, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, don de la collection Regina J. Drucker, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
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Gauche : Frans Pourbus II, Portrait de Louis XIII, roi de France, enfant, vers 1616, huile sur toile, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, don de M. et Mme William May Garland, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
Droite : Alexander McQueen, Robe et chaussures pour femme de la collection Les veuves de Culloden, automne-hiver 2006-2007, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, don de la collection Regina J. Drucker à la douce mémoire de Joseph et Genevieve Venegas, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
ART MEETS FASHION
The works, some of them produced by the great masters of art history such as Dürer, Goya and Picasso, and by Québec artists François Baillairgé, Patrick Bernatchez, Clarence Gagnon, Holly King, Marcel Saint-Pierre, Claire Savoie, and many others, are transformed into genuine visual references that echo McQueen’s creations and collections.
The exhibition highlights the universality of such themes as life, death, nature, mythology, religious belief systems, and the human condition that are central to Alexander McQueen’s artistic approach and explore the interdisciplinarity that defined the career of this internationally renowned creator.
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in collaboration with Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.
It comprises nearly 195 objects from the LACMA collection, including 69 fashion ensembles signed Alexander McQueen from the Regina J. Drucker collection, 50 works of art including a selection of historic costumes, 17 headdresses and shoes produced by Los Angeles artist Michael Schmidt, and 32 works from the MNBAQ collection.
Photo : MNBAQ. Denis Legendre
Photo : MNBAQ. Denis Legendre
Credits
(Right) Francisco Goya y Lucientes, You Will Not Escape, 1799. Eau-forte et aquatinte brunie, feuille: 12 x 8 po.; Image : 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 po., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Fonds fiduciaire Paul Rodman Mabury (63.11.72). Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
(Left) Alexander McQueen, Robe pour femme de la collection Sarabande, printemps/été 2007. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Don de la collection de Regina J. Drucker à la douce mémoire de ses grands-parents Venegas et Gama. Coiffure pour femme créée par Michael Schmidt. Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
The exhibition Alexander McQueen: Art Meets Fashion receives financial support from the Government of Quebec and the City of Quebec through the Cultural Development Agreement.
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