Until April 16, 2023, NGV International, Melbourne
This exhibition explores the work of the legendary boundary-pushing fashion designer. Over 100 looks are featured, alongside historical artworks from the collections of NGV and LACMA, offering an unprecedented insight into the designer’s myriad artistic reference points. The juxtaposition of garments and artworks aim to highlight McQueen’s creative process and capacity for storytelling.
The exhibition features examples from some of the designer’s earliest and most acclaimed collections, including the controversial Highland Rape (autumn-winter 1995–1996) and poetic The Widows of Culloden (autumn- winter 2006–2007), which both take inspiration from McQueen’s ancestry and Scottish history. In-depth presentations of Deliverance (spring-summer 2004) as well as his final complete collection, Plato’s Atlantis (spring-summer 2010), are also a highlight.