It’s not often that an important exhibit skips over New York to San Francisco without so much as a stop on the way back.
But alas, the newly modern, (well, three years ago) DeYoung museum will host the only US presentation of a forty-year retrospective of Yves Saint Laurent’s work.
The exhibition, which opens November 1st, will include 120 accessorized outfits, (including couture), sketches, videos and photographs to show the, “revolutionary nature of his body of work that presents a new definition of femininity”.
Four themes will divide the exhibit: “Pencil Strokes,” in which the chronology of dress making is explored; “The YSL Revolution,” in which you should expect an excess of le smoking; “The Palette,” in which they’ll explore his use of color; and best of all, “Lyrical Sources,” in which they’ll group his work with that of the artists whose influences were constantly seen on his runways, including Mondrian and Braque.
And, if you’re not already booking a ticket to San Francisco, you should know that the museum will host a symposium on opening day with a host of speakers including Hamish Bowles.
It’s almost too good to be true.
Tags: Braque, Le Smoking, Mondrian, Yves Saint Laurent
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If you’re on the east coast and don’t want to pay for a ticket to San Fran, the exhibition is currently in Montréal at the Musée des Beaux arts until the 28th of September. check here: http://www.mbam.qc.ca/micro_sites/ysl/expo_fr.html for images of the exhibition. It’s PHENOMENAL might I add, (I’ve been 3 times) & its definitely worth crossing the boarder for.
I saw the preparations for this show when I visited the YSL archives in Paris. They have the orginal le smoking and mondrian dress and so, so many other beautiful, legendary things. I wish I could see it all together in SF!
As already said, the exhibition is truly spectacular. It includes some of his sketches as well as a recording of him answering the Proust questionnaire. It’s also set in the old building of the museum, which gives it a much better ambience than the newer and more modern one would. So, if you get a chance to, then go!
NO. WAY. I am due to intern at a magazine in SF in the fall, and am planning to leave the city for another job on OCT.30. Grrrr
I can’t wait! Seeing how I live in San Francisco, this a real treat!
Um, this exhibit is a co-curation with Fondation Pierre Bergé, San Fran and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The acclaimed exhibit opened – with Mr. Bergé in attendance – in Montreal in May just a few days before Mr. Saint Laurent’s death. It’s ongoing in Montreal, Quebec (Canada) through the fall.
http://www.mmfa.qc.ca/en/index.html
That’s a shorter drive from New York, to be sure.
Strange how even in the wake of YSL’s passing nobody in the U.S. media has noticed such a major, stunning exhibit is already on, because there has been a lot of press on it, even a cursory news search would yield info…!
I live right near San Francisco, and I’m absolutely thrilled! Britt, thanks for posting about this one!
I live right by sf also, like an hour away, so this is good news, i love the DeYoung museum
Whoo, I’m in SF. I’ll be going for sure, and I’ll definitely document and take pictures for everyone at Fashionista!
Thank fucking God.
Finally, the Bay gets some love.
I’m going to start planning my road trip!
Finally! Something in SF! I’m so excited. Thank you so much for posting!
I would like to follow-up on what guest Jul 18, 2008 11:53AM said. The exhibit obviously opened in Montreal before YSL’s death. It was a collaboration between the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. So it’s not “skipping” New York. It was never intended to be shown in New York. Of course, it is possible that once it leaves San Fran, other museums may be interested in hosting it. But people should realize this is not a posthumous retrospective. It’s just very big coincidental timing.