Produced in conjunction with Gibbes Museum of Art, Statement Pieces: Contemporary Fashion Design and the Gibbes Collection juxtaposes dynamic works of fine art from the museum’s permanent collection with contemporary fashion objects from the Barrett Barrera Projects fashion collection. Extraordinary garments by Alexander McQueen, Dapper Dan, Gucci, and beyond will be presented alongside fashion forward figures in paintings from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, abstract works of the mid-twentieth century, and contemporary sculpture and mixed media works of today. The exhibition will introduce innovative fashion to museum audiences and demonstrate the importance of design in a visual arts context.

The exhibition opens to the public at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina on January 31, 2025 and will remain on view through April 27, 2025.
This concept is one that will be offered to future museum clients with permanent collections.

Serena Gili, Cashmere beaded top and fiberglass skirt, 2012, Courtesy of Barrett Barrera Projects, Photo by Sarah Carmody; Alexander McQueen, Blue velvet embroidered coat with tulle replica dress, A/W 2008, Courtesy of Barrett Barrera Projects, Photo by Sarah Carmody; Comme des Garçons, Red dress, S/S 2015, Courtesy of Barrett Barrera Projects, Photo Sarah Carmody.