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Catalogue of an exhibition that has already been seen by thousands of visitors Thierry Mugler: Couturissime exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY, from 18 November 2022 to 7 May 2023Featuring many previously unseen picturesIncludes a chronology of Thierry Mugler's collectionsExhibition to be held at the Brooklyn Museum, USA 11.18. 2022 - 05.07.2023The retrospective on the work of couturier Thierry Mugler (1948-2022) at the Brooklyn Museum includes more than 150 costumes designed between 1977 and 2014, along with many unpublished archive documents and sketches. It showcases the multiple worlds of this one-of-a-kind artistic figure -- a visionary fashion designer, director, photographer and perfumer--through a display of his prt--porter and haute couture silhouettes.Thierry Mugler staged the most spectacular fashion shows of his time. He dressed many celebrities, including Diana Ross, David Bowie, Lady Gaga, Liza Minnelli, Cline Dion and Kim Kardashian. He created the costumes for many of Mylne Farmer's and Beyonc's tours and videos. A photographer and director, he filmed clips as well as short films starring actresses like Isabelle Huppert and Juliette Binoche.This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition and is organized into several main sections. It reproduces a selection of full-page photographs, most of which have not been published before, by the greatest artists who worked with Mugler throughout his career -- Helmut Newton, Peter Knapp, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, David LaChapelle, Stphane Sednaoui, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Jean-Paul Goude, Pierre & Gilles, Patrice Stable, Inez & Vinoodh, to name just a few. It also includes views of the exhibition layout and displays.Text in English and French.Prior tour dates and locations: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada 03.02.2019 - 09.08.2019 Kunsthal Rotterdam, Netherlands 10.13.2019 - 03.08.2020 Hypo-Kunsthalle Munich, Germany 05.25.2020 - 04.13.2021 Muse des Arts Dcoratifs, Paris 09.30.2021 - 04.24.2022
