Faded Wave, by Eva Castro. November 13, 2021–January 30, 2022 The Museum at FIT Gallery FIT Around the Corner is an exhibition that takes an in-depth look at a group of 21 artists’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, telling individual stories through the art they made and corresponding photographs captured during this imposed reality. Through […]
Roger Vivier for Christian Dior, silk evening pumps and clutch, 1955-1959, France, Gift of Arthur Schwartz. 79.169.6. November 17, 2021–May 8, 2022 Fashion and Textile History Gallery Head to Toe will explore approximately 200 years of women’s dress from 1800 to the early 21st century through the lens of accessories. Often garments are the focus […]
Click to enlarge. Isaac Jean-François, Yale University, in a conversation with Richard Montañez, Art History and Museum Professions '22, on the short film Tongues Untied (1989) by Marlon Riggs, winner of a 1987 Emmy Award. Jean-François and Montañez will explore Black and Brown queer identities and their experiences of silence, rejection, community, and self-acceptance. FIT […]
Style Journey October 18-November 21 An exhibition of contemporary kurtas, hand-embroidered and collaboratively designed by Textile/Surface Design students and fashion design students from Pearl Academy, India. The show will also feature an installation by N'Ketiah Brakohiapa, a textile artist and FIT alum, taking inspiration from his native Ghana, along with a display of garments by […]
November 24–December 5, 2021 Untitled features the final projects of current third-year Photography and Related Media students from their exhibition class (PH 352: Photographic Concepts and Exhibition). Professors Michel Leroy and Tiffany Smith aimed to create a forum for the students to share their “personal narrative” or “tableau.” Student artists: Alexa Acevedo, Nicolette Armijos, Alexa […]
