SHAPE - body, fashion, identity

Tilburg (NL) > 16.11.2024 - 30.03.2025

Enter the breathtaking world of SHAPE! In this fashion exhibition, you will wander past surreal, futuristic and seductive looks inspired by the human body, and question ideals of beauty. Through these designs, explore the malleability of the body and the creation of identity through textiles and fashion. A lot has changed in a short time. Online, we are not only continuously shown the ideal beauty image, we can also create it ourselves with avatars, filters or AI. Medical and cosmetic procedures are increasingly accessible. The conversation about cultural identity, sexuality and gender roles is more open but is also met with fierce resistance. How does all this affect our self-image? And how hybrid is the human body? In SHAPE, we present conceptual, sculptural fashion and body-related art through which the designer addresses the malleability of the body. The exhibition combines well-known fashion designs, such as those by Iris van Herpen or the puffer coat worn by TV character Carrie Bradshaw, as well as digital fashion and intriguing installations created especially for this exhibition in the TextielLab.

Text- und Bildquelle: Museumswebsite

Veranstalter/ Ort
Textiel Museum Tilburg
Goirkestraat 96
5046 GN Tilburg
Niederlande

weitere Infos: textielmuseum.nl/en/exhibitions/SHAPE