Fashioned by Sargent - in Boston
Fashioned by Sargent - in Boston October 6 2023 ex-sargent_erica-hirschlerVideo: MFA Boston Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz: Here's an exhibition which is bound to be popular. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston will be opening their latest fashion exhibition on Sunday dedicated to the clothing in the portraits of John Singer Sargent. According to the museum's website: In portraits by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), sitters assume elegant stances, the fabric of their dress richly depicted in broad, sensuous strokes of paint. Sargent brought his subjects to life, but he did much more than simply record what appeared before him. He often chose what his sitters wore and, even if they arrived in his studio dressed in the latest fashions, he frequently simplified and altered the details. Exploiting dress was an integral part of his artistry. Organized with Tate Britain, “Fashioned by Sargent” explores the artist’s complex relationship with his often-affluent clients and their clothes. The exhibition reveals Sargent’s power over his sitters’ images by considering the liberties he took with sartorial choices to express distinctive personalities, social positions, professions, gender identities, and nationalities. Alongside about 50 paintings by Sargent, over a dozen period garments and accessories shed new light on the relationship between fashion and this beloved artist’s creative practice. The show will run in Boston until 15th January 2024 and will then open at Tate from 22nd February until 7th July 2024.
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Fashioned by Sargent - in Boston
October 6 2023
Video: MFA Boston
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Here's an exhibition which is bound to be popular. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston will be opening their latest fashion exhibition on Sunday dedicated to the clothing in the portraits of John Singer Sargent.
According to the museum's website:
In portraits by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), sitters assume elegant stances, the fabric of their dress richly depicted in broad, sensuous strokes of paint. Sargent brought his subjects to life, but he did much more than simply record what appeared before him. He often chose what his sitters wore and, even if they arrived in his studio dressed in the latest fashions, he frequently simplified and altered the details. Exploiting dress was an integral part of his artistry.
Organized with Tate Britain, “Fashioned by Sargent” explores the artist’s complex relationship with his often-affluent clients and their clothes. The exhibition reveals Sargent’s power over his sitters’ images by considering the liberties he took with sartorial choices to express distinctive personalities, social positions, professions, gender identities, and nationalities. Alongside about 50 paintings by Sargent, over a dozen period garments and accessories shed new light on the relationship between fashion and this beloved artist’s creative practice.
The show will run in Boston until 15th January 2024 and will then open at Tate from 22nd February until 7th July 2024.
