Mannequin Factory: Keep Moving

Ralph Pucci: The Art of the Mannequin

MAD Director Glenn Adamson, Curatorial Assistant Barbara Paris Gifford, and Ralph Pucci discuss the exhibition Ralph Pucci: The Art of the Mannequin.
 

In Pursuit of Multiple Physical Ideals: Ralph Pucci - The Art of the Mannequin @ The Museum of Arts and Design, New York (link)

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Inspirations for Pucci's in-house collection comes from a variety of sources, including Greek and Roman statues, the performance costumes of the New York Dolls, the music of Philip Glass, the Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake and the legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, or ancient Chinese terra-cotta warriors' poses
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"Fashion mannequins play a vital role in supporting exhibition design, and evoking a sense of the wearer. Follow Conservation Display Specialist Rachael Lee on a design journey to create a bespoke visual interpretation of the iconic artist Frida Kahlo, unique to the exhibition 'Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up'."

Making the Frida Kahlo mannequins
 

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