![]() “Hopefully, that can show some of the creative process and that can be interesting to people in some way,” Wales Bonner said. Her aim is to show how different elements can go into creating something, and to highlight how these pieces can also exist in isolation. “But I’m sure this thought process will be more embedded in what I’m doing ,” she said. The shows themes are fundamental to how she thinks as a designer and a researcher, as well as more timeless versus seasonal. ![]() wardrobe including the intellectual and collegiate style that she tends to come back to. That’s probably going to be more translated into the collection ,” citing an interest in “icons” of the U.S. Aside from feeling “very lucky” to keep up with all of MoMA’s exhibitions, changing and activity, she has been “quite inspired by American style. The London-based creative has been coming to New York quite regularly over the past year or so. It gives people something different,” she said. You can be here longer than experiencing one of my shows, which would be maybe 10 minutes. Coming to the exhibition is also a deeper experience. Although her designer status alone will prompt many fans to visit MoMA, Wales Bonner hopes the exhibition “will show a deeper background to show that beyond the output of fashion, what might guide a thought process. In addition to her namesake label, Wales Bonner collaborates with Adidas Originals. The project is another example of how major museums are using well-known designers and consumers’ interest in fashion to build their audiences. It includes works by Terry Adkins, Moustapha Dimé, Agnes Martin, Man Ray, Betye Saar and David Hammons. The show encompasses Black cultural and aesthetic practices inspired by the styles, experiences, forms and sounds of the African diaspora. It opens to the public Saturday and will be on view through April 7. ![]() Part of the “Artist’s Choice” series, “Grace Wales Bonner: Spirit Movers” features 50 artworks from the permanent collection that she helped organize. A Stone's Throw From Paris, a Retreat Fit for a Queen ![]()
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