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1. Dries Van Noten, Autumn/Winter show 2006, © Mathieu Ridelle

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FROM MARCh 1ST TO AUgUST 31ST 2014, ThE wORk OF ThE BElgiAN FAShiON dESigNER, dRiES VAN NOTEN, iS FEATUREd AT ThE MUSéE dES ARTS

déCORATiFS iN PARiS. ThiS iS ThE VERY FiRST ExhiBiTiON dEVOTEd TO ThE ARTiST’S wORk. AS dRiES VAN NOTEN TAkES US ON AN iNTiMATE

jOURNEY iNTO hiS ARTiSTiC UNiVERSE, hE REVEAlS ThE SiNgUlARiTY OF hiS CREATiVE PROCESS whiCh hE illUSTRATES wiTh hiS VARiOUS ANd

NUMEROUS SOURCES OF iNSPiRATiON. ThiS EVENT iS AN EYE OPENiNg ExPERiENCE, whERE dRiES VAN NOTEN’S MEN’S ANd wOMEN’S COllECTiONS

ARE PUT TOgEThER wiTh iCONiC PiECES FROM ThE MUSEUM’S FAShiON ANd TExTilE COllECTiON. ThE ShOw AlSO iNClUdES PhOTOgRAPhS ANd

VidEOS, FilM CliPS, MUSiCAl REFERENCES, AS wEll AS ARTwORkS BY RENOwNEd ARTiSTS, FROM PUBliC ANd PRiVATE COllECTiONS, ThAT hAVE

TRiggEREd ThE dESigNER’S iMAgiNATiON ThROUghOUT hiS liFE ANd CAREER.

3. ‘Bar’ suit, silk taffetas, Christian Dior, 1947 Collection UFAC, Les Arts Décoratifs, © Jean Tholance

initiated into the world of textiles by his parents who were both cloth retailers, dries Van Noten studied fashion design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, where he gratuated in 1981. in 1986, while he was supported by Christine Mathys and Patrick Vangheluwe, he created his own independent brand and showed his first men’s collection in london the same year with the informal group of young avant-garde Belgian designers known as the ‘Antwerp Six’, that included walter Van Beirendonck, Ann demeulemeester, dirk Van Saene, dirk Bikkembergs and Marina Yee.dries Van Noten developped his aesthetic vocabulary by combining fashion design with visual arts from different periods, and by referring to foreign cultures as well as to memories of intimate experiences. dries Van Noten’s collections reflect his fantasies and dreams of exotic places stemming from his imagination, while also drawing upon the ethnic and folk traditions of india, China, Africa and Mexico. These ideas contribute to his choices of refined weaves and fabrics that constitute the printed patterns used in his productions of the 2010 women’s Spring-Summer Collection and the 2014 Spring-Summer Collection. his works are also directly influenced by masterpieces from the field of art history. in effect, the entire 2009 women’s Autumn-winter collection stems from paintings by Francis Bacon, whereas the Men’s Spring-Summer Collection of that same year is based on a single picture by Elizabeth Peyton, Democrats are More Beautiful (2001). dries Van Noten’s creative references can also be subtle and therefore more intimate and suggestive.

2. Dries Van Noten, 50th show, Spring/Summer 2005 © Marleen Daniels

4. Dries Van Noten, Autumn/Winter show 2009© Rights reserved

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in effect, a colour in particular may inspire him, as well as emotions and atmospheres : the chromatic power of the red used in Mark Rothko’s painting, the particularity of the blue light reflected in a grotto in Capri, or the fragility evoked by a butterfly, can be relevant starting points for a collection. in other words, dries Van Noten’s sources of inspiration transcend the hierarchy of the arts, as vernacular culture is for him just as rich in influences. his designs rest upon these contrasts, as duality is another constant hallmark of his stylistic vocabulary. he often uses what defines the differences between genders to tackle the limits of dress codes : men’s garments are made with fabrics regarded as feminine such as lace, while masculine cuts are used in the women’s collections. The refinement that the couturier brings to each of his works culminates in his fashion shows, several of which have been among the most memorable in recent decades. dries Van Noten chooses uncommon locations but ones always related to the theme of the collection, such as Passage Brady in the indian quarter of Paris’ 10th arrondissement, for the 1994 Men’s Spring-Summer Collection. More recently, in 2008, the fountain by

Pol Bury in the Palais Royal provided the backdrop for the 2009 women’s Spring-Summer show, and the 50th show in September 2004 was staged around a gigantic banquet. For this exhibition, dries Van Noten has brought together elements which point to other sources of inspiration, such as the Renaissance ‘chambers of wonder’ or ‘curiosity cabinets’ in which collectors amassed memorabilia and souvenirs. Each piece is exposed with various items that seem hard to grasp at first sight but become progressively legible as a reflection of his creative process. his choice to organize his work in a particular way, results from a skilful montage in the museum space. By associating the pieces with shared similarities, he illustrates the main themes and characteristics of his production from the early 1980s.The exhibition brings together all the artistic fields with an assemblage of historical, pictorial, ethnic, cinematic, musical and geographic references. while stressing the influences, the analogies and the contradictions in dries Van Noten’s work, the show combines fashion design with the world of decorative and fine arts, in order to illustrate the Belgian creator’s distinctive techniques and stylistic vocabulary.

6. Long silk dress, Callot Sœurs, circa 1927 Collection UFAC, Les Arts Décoratifs, © Jean Tholance

7. Dries Van Noten, Spring/Summer show 2014 © Tommy Tom

5. Dries Van Noten, Autumn/Winter show 2008© Rights reserved

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dries Van Noten has selected anonymous 19th century pieces and works by emblematic couturiers such as Elsa Schiaparelli and Christian dior and 1980s designers, to evoke intimate subject matters such as youth, the archetype, ambiguity and passion, while highlighting his ‘signature’ themes. Thanks to exceptional loans, masterpieces by important artists such as Bronzino, kees Van dongen, Yves klein, Victor Vasarely, Francis Bacon, Elizabeth Peyton and damien hirst are on display in each section of the show. Major films, including Stanley kubrick’s Clockwork Orange and jane Campion’s The Piano, are also part of the event. The exhibition is the result of dries Van Noten’s close collaboration with the Arts décoratifs Museum, which has prompted him to use several 19th century textile patterns in his 2014 men’s and women’s Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collections that he unveiled in Paris in june and September 2013.

9. Dries Van Noten, Spring/Summer show 2009© Patrice Stable

10. Embroidered leather jacket, Yves Saint Laurent, 1980-1981 Collection UFAC, Les Arts Décoratifs © Jean Tholance

12. Dries Van Noten, Spring/Summer show 2014 © Tommy Tom

8. Detail of a dress, Cortina, circa 1966 Collection UFAC, Les Arts Décoratifs © Jean Tholance

11. Textile detail, embroidered satin, circa 1889 Collection UFAC, Les Arts Décoratifs © Jean Tholance

13. Dries Van Noten, Autumn/Winter show 2006 © Olaf Wipperfurth

renseignements pratiques

Curator : > Pamela golbin, general curator of Contemporary Fashion and Textiles, les Arts décoratifs

Exhibition design : > jean-dominique SECONdi, ARTER

Publication : > dries Van NotenFrench edition : les Arts décoratifs ; English and dutch editions : lANNOO 320 pages, 600 illustrations, 59 €

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