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Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion

Early last year the Atlanta High Museum of Art brought an unprecedentedly large-scale exhibit of the work of the Dutch designer Iris van Herpen to the United States (our coverage here). The wildly successful show titled Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion is taking a North American tour with the first stop at the Grand Rapids Art Museum in Michigan, where it opened last Sunday.

The exhibition features 45 haute couture outfits carefully selected from 15 of van Herpen’s collections designed from 2008 through 2015: 
18 pieces from the designer’s most recent lines, a selection of her shoe designs and 27 works from van Herpen’s solo exhibition at the Groninger Museum, Netherlands. 
If you happen to be in that neck of the woods, a visit is a must!

http://www.artmuseumgr.org

Hybrid Holism, Dress, July 2012 Metallic coated stripes, tulle, and cotton Collection of the designer Photo by Bart Oomes, No 6 Studios
Hybrid Holism, Dress, July 2012 3-D-printed UV-curable polymer In collaboration with Julia Koerner and Materialise High Museum of Art, Supported by the Friends of Iris van Herpen, 2015.170 Photo by Bart Oomes, No 6 Studiosmore
Capriole, Ensemble, July 2011 In collaboration with Isaie Bloch and Materialise 3-D-printed polyamide Groninger Museum, 2012.0209 Photo by Bart Oomes, No 6 Studios
Radiation Invasion, Dress, September 2009 Faux leather, gold foil, cotton, and tulle Groninger Museum, 2012.0201 Photo by Bart Oomes, No 6 Studios
Magnetic Motion, Dress, September 2014 3-D-printed transparent photopolymer and stereolithography resin High Museum of Art, Purchase with funds from the Decorative Arts Acquisition Trust and through prior acquisitions, 2015.82 Photo by Bart Oomes, No 6 Studiosmore
Biopiracy, Dress, March 2014 3-D-printed thermoplastic polyurethane 92A-1 with silicon coating In collaboration with Julia Koerner and Materialise Collection of Phoenix Museum of Art, Gift of Arizona Costume Institute Photo by Bart Oomes, No 6 Studiosmore
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