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SUMMARY:Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThe Brooklyn Museum presents “Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses\,” the North American debut of a major exhibition celebrating one of the most innovative fashion designers of the 21st century\, running May 16 through December 6\, 2026 on the fifth floor of the museum’s Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery. It is the first major New York presentation of Van Herpen’s work. \nDebuting in 2023 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris\, the exhibition has since traveled to Queensland Art Gallery\, Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane\, Singapore’s ArtScience Museum\, and Kunsthal Rotterdam before arriving at Brooklyn. The Brooklyn presentation is organized by Matthew Yokobosky\, Senior Curator of Fashion and Material Culture\, with Imani Williford\, Curatorial Assistant. It is supported by the Simons Foundation as part of its “Infinite Sums” initiative. \nFocus\nMore than 140 extraordinary haute couture creations are shown alongside contemporary artworks and designs\, as well as scientific artifacts and natural history specimens such as coral\, fossils\, and skeletons. Rare archival materials and a soundscape by composer Salvador Breed add to this interdisciplinary\, multisensory experience. \nThe exhibition situates Van Herpen in a cross-disciplinary framework that bridges couture with scientific exploration and contemporary art. Her work draws on disciplines as varied as mathematics\, neuroscience\, marine biology\, paleontology\, mycology\, mineralogy\, and astronomy. The exhibition does not proceed chronologically but foregrounds Van Herpen’s ongoing exploration of innovation\, her collaborations with scientists\, engineers\, and artists\, and her integration of traditional couture technique with new technologies. \nTaking visitors from the depths of the ocean to the outer reaches of the universe\, Sculpting the Senses illuminates the core questions of Van Herpen’s practice — about the body in space\, its relationship to fashion and the environment\, and its future in a rapidly changing world. The exhibition also includes an evocation of Van Herpen’s atelier\, offering visitors direct engagement with the handcraftsmanship and tactile nature of haute couture creation. \nThis exhibition is not about looking back\, but about encountering fashion as a living\, evolving discipline.\nMatthew Yokobosky\, Senior Curator of Fashion and Material Culture\, Brooklyn Museum \nExhibition Themes\n\nThe mystery and might of water\nThe architecture of the skeleton and anatomical systems\nThe physics of motion\nThe perception of sound and light\nThe generative interconnectedness of nature\nBiomimicry and fractal geometry\n\nArtists and Designers in the Exhibition\nPhilip Beesley\nLanny Bergner\nRogan Brown\nKatsumata Chieko\n目 [Mé] collective\nCasey Curran\nWim Delvoye\nTara Donovan\nHarold Edgerton\nSenju Hiroshi\nKim Keever\nNick Knight\nFerruccio Laviani\nTomáš Libertíny\nCourtney Mattison\nRen Ri\nJacques Rougerie\nFujikasa Satoko\nDavid Spriggs\nJames Turrell\nTim Walker\nRob Wynne\nAbout Iris van Herpen\nSince founding her Maison in 2007\, Van Herpen has continuously woven together traditional craftsmanship with groundbreaking technology and radical innovation\, pushing the boundaries of materiality\, silhouette\, and movement. Her work forms a sensory language where nature\, art\, and science converge\, transforming the body through design. Her work is held in major museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, the Victoria and Albert Museum\, and the Palais de Tokyo. Her designs have been worn by Beyoncé\, Björk\, Cate Blanchett\, Miley Cyrus\, Lady Gaga\, and Ariana Grande. \nRelated Events\n\n\nMonday May 11\, 2026\nBrooklyn Artists Ball (15th Annual)\nThe Museum’s annual gala honoring Iris van Herpen. Cocktail reception 6pm\, seated dinner 7:30pm\, After Party 9pm with live DJ Swizz Beatz. Tickets from $150 (After Party) to $3\,000+ (Ball).\n\n\nThursday May 14\, 2026\, 7–8:30pm\nBrooklyn Talks: Iris van Herpen in conversation with Vanessa Friedman\nVan Herpen in conversation with Vanessa Friedman\, New York Times fashion director and chief fashion critic. Followed by a first-look preview of the exhibition before its public opening. Tickets available online.\n\n\nSaturday May 16\, 2026\nOpening Reception\nPublic opening of Sculpting the Senses with complimentary drinks and special activations.\n\n\nAudience\nThe exhibition is open to the general public at the Brooklyn Museum with timed tickets. Its subject\, ranging from material innovation and biological structures to cosmology and sound\, gives it reach well beyond a fashion audience into architecture\, design\, science\, and art. Its nearly seven-month run from mid-May through early December 2026 makes it one of the most extended fashion exhibitions in New York this year. \nEvent Details\n\n\n\nExhibition Dates\nMay 16 – December 6\, 2026\n\n\nLocation\nMorris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery\, 5th Floor\, Brooklyn Museum\, 200 Eastern Pkwy\, Brooklyn\, NY 11238\n\n\nAdmission / Fees\nTimed tickets required — purchase via brooklynmuseum.org. Members free.\n\n\nObjects\n140+ haute couture creations\, contemporary artworks\, scientific artifacts\, natural history specimens\n\n\nOriginal Organization\nMusée des Arts Décoratifs\, Paris. Curated by Cloé Pitiot and Louise Curtis.\n\n\nBrooklyn Organization\nMatthew Yokobosky (Senior Curator\, Fashion and Material Culture) and Imani Williford (Curatorial Assistant)\n\n\nPresenting Support\nSimons Foundation (“Infinite Sums” initiative)\n\n\nAdditional Support\nBrooklyn Museum Exhibition Fund; The Coby Foundation; John and Amy Griffin Foundation\n\n\nSoundscape\nSalvador Breed (composer)\n\n\nTour History\nMusée des Arts Décoratifs\, Paris (2023); QAGOMA\, Brisbane; ArtScience Museum\, Singapore; Kunsthal\, Rotterdam; Brooklyn Museum (North American debut)\n\n\n\n\n✦ ArchUp Editorial Insight\nVan Herpen’s practice is architecturally consequential in a way that most fashion is not: her engagement with structural systems\, material research\, and biological geometry positions her work closer to experimental architecture and product design than to conventional couture. The inclusion of Philip Beesley\, Jacques Rougerie\, and Wim Delvoye alongside Van Herpen’s garments is not decorative — these are figures whose work shares her preoccupation with kinetic structure\, underwater architecture\, and the boundary between living and built form. The Brooklyn Museum’s historical identity as an institution that has always housed both fine art and natural history collections makes it a more fitting venue for this exhibition than a fashion-specialist museum would be: the coral\, fossils\, and skeletons shown alongside the garments are not props but genuine dialogue partners. The seven-month run and the Simons Foundation’s “Infinite Sums” backing signal that the institution is treating this as a signature exhibition rather than a seasonal programme. \n\n\nClosing Note\nAfter three years and four international venues\, “Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses” arrives in North America at a museum with the institutional DNA to do it justice: a combination of art\, science\, and natural history collections that mirrors exactly the cross-disciplinary framework Van Herpen’s practice occupies. For those engaged with material culture\, biomimicry\, structural innovation\, and the future of the body in designed space\, the exhibition is among the most substantive presentations on offer in New York this year.
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LOCATION:Brooklyn Museum\, Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery\, 5th Floor\, Brooklyn\, NY\, -\, United States
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