" Shocking ! The Surreal Worlds of Elsa Schiaparelli" - Decorative Arts Museum
Client
Museum of Decorative Arts
Localisation
Paris
Dates
July 6, 2022 - January 22, 2023
Services
Mountmaking and installation of 267 objects (books, jewelry, fashion accessories, archives)
About the exhibition
The fashion galleries of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris host the exhibition "Shocking! The Surreal Worlds of Elsa Schiaparelli" until January 23, 2023. This major retrospective dedicated to the Italian designer, presents 520 works including 272 costumes and fashion accessories compared with 248 paintings, sculptures, perfume bottles and photographs of the greatest artists of his time such as Man Ray, Dali or Elsa Triolet. A more contemporary part of the exhibition shows the inspiration she gave to great designers such as Yves Saint Laurent or Christian Lacroix and the tribute they paid to her through their creations. To know more, click here
Curators : Olivier Gabet / Marie-Sophie Carron de la Carrière
Scenography: Agence NC - Nathalie Crinière
Photos : ©Les Arts Décoratifs – Christophe Dellière / ©aïnu