Musee des arts decoratifs

Musée des Arts Décoratifs – Paris, France

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June 30 - October 17, 2022

Shocking! The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli

Shocking! The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli brings together 520 works including 272 silhouettes and accessories by Schiaparelli herself, displayed alongside iconic paintings, sculptures, jewelry, perfumes, ceramics, posters and photographs by the likes of Schiaparelli’s dear friends and contemporaries: Man Ray, Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau, Meret Oppenheim and Elsa Triolet. The retrospective, a highlight of the 2022/2023 Exhibition Calendar, will also showcase creations designed in honor of Schiaparelli by fashion icons including Yves Saint Laurent, Azzedine Alaïa, John Galliano and Christian Lacroix. The exhibition will be presented in the Christine & Stephen A. Schwarzman fashion galleries of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs.

Works on loan:

Three Young Surrealist Women Holding in Their Arms the Skins of an Orchestra
Three Young Surrealist Women Holding in Their Arms the Skins of an Orchestra