François Picard is pleased to welcome Dana Thomas, author of Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano and the New York Times bestseller Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster. The fiery controversy surrounding the Met’s now-cancelled John Galliano retrospective revives the timeless debate over whether we can separate the art from the artist. But our guest argues that the central issue is one of institutional power, with the art itself almost relegated to an afterthought. From her perspective, Galliano’s stature as an artist and fashion designer was never in dispute. His character, however, is once again being called into question in a very public arena.
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