’s love of art is well documented and she has done much to champion female artists since her appointment as creative director of Dior in 2016. She has used recent shows at Musée Rodin to profile the work of artists such as Niki de Saint Phalle . That same show included a T-shirt inspired by Linda Nochlin’s 1970 essay which asked Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?
For her 2020 Cruise show Chiuri collaborated with African artists and artisans, most notably Mickalene Thomas who reinterpreted the classic Bar jacket with beading, embroidery and organza. She also commissioned feminist art icon Judy Chicago to create an immersive installation which feature an oversized goddess, 21 banners of woven embroidery and a flower-strewn runway.
Continuing her focus on embroidery and craftsmanship, this week her Dior Spring Summer 2022 Haute Couture show featured the work of the two Indian artists, Madhvi and Manu Parekh, which entirely covered the walls of the runway. A statement released by Dior described this as: “An inspiring creative dialogue, exalting virtuoso skills, where embroidery is transformed into a collaborative mode of expression, at the crossroads of art and craft.
The colourful, dynamic walls were a deliberate contrast to the simplicity of the clothes in clean fluid lines created in a neutral palette of white, ecru, silver lamé and black. The vast tapestries, which took 200,000 hours to create, will remain in situ until January 30 as “both an art gallery and a celebration of the connection between artists and artisans” – a must-visit if you happen to be in Paris.
Closer to home, there’s still time to see “Electro-Fuse” at NCAD Gallery, a new exhibition of work by Brenda Aherne and Helen Delany, the duo behind the Electronic Sheep clothing label. The duo, whose work has been regularly exhibited at London and Paris Fashion Weeks, are best known for their innovative unisex knitwear reflecting a wide range of social, cultural and political moments.
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