Comments on: Dedicated Follower of Fashion: Yinka Shonibare MBE at the Brooklyn Museum.

By: Cherry Coloured» Blog Archive » the swing

Cherry Coloured» Blog Archive » the swing — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:13:57 +0000

[...] come across lots of intriguing images from Yinka Shonibare’s show at the Brooklyn Museuma last year, but somehow missed his version of Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s [...]

By: C-Mon

C-Mon — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:50:12 +0000

yup… i saw both and enjoyed both. ‘Model as Muse,’ however, was a hot mess.

By: haruspex

haruspex — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:23:01 +0000

Did you see the Met’s costume show Dangerous Liaisons a few years ago? It was exquisitely and wittily installed in the French period rooms. I thought the followup, Anglomania, did less well in siting the costumes in the English rooms, but it was still pretty good.

By: Katy

Katy — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:26:32 +0000

I love the humour in these pieces, as well as the fantastic use of colour and pattern. Sure wish I was in Brooklyn right now.