A Line of Beauty walks difficult line between celebrating designer and addressing recent debates
The exhibition tackles this by largely focusing on Lagerfeld’s work, and particularly his aptitude for sketching. It opens with a huge video wall displaying a close crop of his fingerless-gloved hand-sketching gowns. Next to that is a recreation of his desk – an incredible mess of art books, sketch pads, sketches and sharpie pens, complete with a glass of red wine – an installation which speaks of a creative genius overflowing with ideas.
There are sketches displayed next to many of the 200 outfits on show, which are grouped by theme, taking in his time at Fendi, from 1965 to 1990, Chloé, where he worked in the 1970s and again in the 1990s, and Chanel , as well as the eponymous label he launched in 1984. These rooms, said curator Andrew Bolton, tackle Lagerfeld’s “duality” by examining contradictory themes such as “feminine/masculine” “romantic/military” “historical/futuristic” “canonical/countercultural”.
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