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Founded in 1912, the Newport Art Museum is one of the oldest continuously operating and most highly regarded art museums and schools of its kind in the country.
The Newport Art Museum’s collection consists of approximately 3,000 works of art in a range of media including works on paper (prints, drawings, watercolors, and photographs), paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, installation works, and textiles and is expanding to include new media. Concentrated on American art and contemporary art, the Museum’s collection includes works of art from the 18th century to present.
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Clothing and personal style are like a language that can shape how we are seen. Without a doubt, both can be tools for personal expression, camouflage, or even protective armor. Within the language of getting dressed, garments carry connotations of gender, class, and cultural identity. For example, the very act of branding garments with designer labels establishes their narrative, associating them with luxury or a specific lifestyle to appeal to consumers. These connotations when combined with social norms (such as dressing femininely or masculinely) mean that getting dressed involves negotiating these codes each and every day consciously or not. The artists and designers featured in this exhibition explore the ways in which dressing the body with clothing codes oneself and ask who holds the authority to determine these codes. By breaking the “norms” of dress, the artists in this exhibition present their bodies and selves on their own terms.
Featured artists: Bhen Alan, Lisa Anne Auerbach, Abigail Glaum-Lathbury, Baxter Koziol, Rey Londres, Lisa Z. Morgan, Zoë Pulley, and Jackey Robinson
Explore exhibition content more deeply through articles, books, films, glossaries, and more, compiled to encourage dialogue and learning.
Bhen Alan, detail from Excess, 2021, Video of live performance at India Point Park, Providence using excess weaving materials from installations, 1:08 minutes. Courtesy of the artist.
Abigail Glaum-Lathbury, After Marc, Spring 2017 Rainbow Ensemble. Courtesy of the artist.
Abigail Glaum-Lathbury, After Gucci, Resort 2017 Floral Appliqué Dress. Courtesy of the artist.
Bhen Alan, detail from Banig Pattern Performance, 2021, video and performance, 3:07 minutes. Courtesy of the artist.