Vancouver Art Gallery CURRENT EXHIBITIONS Guo Pei: Couture Beyond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pJTNQSvbcI CURRENT EXHIBITIONS Guo Pei: Couture Beyond October 13, 2018 - January 20, 2019 BUY TICKETS Guo Pei, One Thousand and Two Nights, 2010 (detail), silk mesh gown embroidered with silk-, 24-karat gold- and silver-spun thread, and embellished with crystals, gems, beads, sequins and pearls; embroidered silk cape trimmed in fox fur; brass crown embellished with gems, Swarovski crystals, diamontes and pearls, Photo: Courtesy of SCAD Guo Pei: Couture Beyond is the first Canadian exhibition devoted to the work of Guo Pei, China’s preeminent couturière. This mid-career survey features more than forty complete looks from Guo Pei’s most iconic runways from 2006 to 2017. In her theatrical, extravagant creations, Guo Pei combines contemporary aesthetics, production methods and materials with ancient tradition, evoking Chinese history and mythology in her craft techniques, fabric selection and imagery. The exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of her evolution as a designer as well as her contribution to global fashion culture. Organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery in collaboration with SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film and curated by Diana Freundl, Associate Curator, Asian Art and Stephanie Rebick, Associate Curator IAA IAA Visionary Partners for the Institute of Asian Art: Liu Bao, Wang Ying and Liu Manzhao Supporting Sponsor: TD Additional Sponsor: TD Major support generously provided by: Rosy Shang With additional support from: The IAA Development Committee (Angela Bi, Gary Chen, Amelia Gao, Shawn He and Yin Qing) and Christopher and Tara Poseley. Official Hotel Partner: TD EVENTS OCT 7 SUN 12:45 PM International Village 9 888 West Pender Street FILM VIFF Screening: Yellow is Forbidden When Rihanna walked the 2015 Met Gala red carpet sporting a 25-kilo dress spun from gold and fox fur, a fashion star was born: Chinese designer Guo Pei. Director Pïetra Brettkelly had full cooperation from the energetic designer, as well as behind-the-scenes access to the preparations for her make-or-break Paris runway show. The result is “an intimate, involving portrait… Brettkelly finds just the right sweet spot between pie-eyed flattery and sober appraisal of Guo and her methods.” – Hollywood Reporter BUY TICKETS OCT 9 TUES 7PM Pacific Ballroom Fairmont Hotel 900 W Georgia Street ARTISTS TALK Guo Pei In Conversation with Bronwyn Cosgrave In advance of the opening of the exhibition Guo Pei: Couture Beyond, join us for a conversation with artist and designer Guo Pei, facilitated by fashion journalist Bronwyn Cosgrave. Rife with symbolism, Guo Pei's exquisite oeuvre of immaculately crafted masterpieces evoke the decadence of China's historical dynasties and have secured her a place amongst the world's premier fashion designers. Revered for combining China's rich aesthetic tradition with contemporary sensibilities, she is the only Chinese designer who has been invited to join Paris' prestigious Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Presented in both English and Mandarin, the discussion will illuminate how Guo Pei uses the medium of fashion to revivify tradition through a contemporary lens. $27 Members | $30 General Admission | $25 Students and Seniors Official hotel partner: BUY TICKETS Guo Pei is China's most renowned couturière. For more than twenty years, she has dressed royalty, political elite and international influencers. Her show-stopping, magnificent creations make her a modern messenger of her cultural heritage. Guo Pei made her Paris Fashion Week debut in January 2016 to wide critical acclaim. She has been named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People and one of The Business of Fashion's 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry. Bronwyn Cosgrave has edited and authored five critically acclaimed fashion history books, including Made for Each Other: Fashion and the Academy Awards and Vogue On: Coco Chanel. A former features editor of British Vogue, she has written on design and fashion for an international array of publications and websites, including Architectural Digest, CNN.com, Grazia, Harper's Bazaar, the Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair and Vogue. Cosgrave also curated Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style, an exhibition commemorating the production design of the James Bond film series. Image credit: Guo Pei, One Thousand and Two Nights, 2010, silk cloak embroidered with metal thread and silk- and 24-karat-gold-spun thread and adorned with silk bows and fox fur. Photo: Courtesy of SCAD 10月9日 周二晚间7点 温哥华费尔蒙酒店太平洋宴会厅 900 W Georgia Street 郭培与时尚作家布朗温 ·考斯葛瑞福 (Bronwyn Cosgrave)对话 为了迎来《郭培: 超越时装》展览开幕北美首展，欢迎加入我们与艺术家兼设计师郭培的对话，并由知名时尚作家布朗温 ·考斯葛瑞福 (Bronwyn Cosgrave)主持。 郭培的先锋造型充满了象征寓意，精美绝伦的服装寓示了中国历代王朝的兴衰，使她稳居全球顶级时装设计师之列。将当代设计与民国前的富贵华丽完美地融为一体，郭培是唯一受邀参加过巴黎高级时装协会的中国籍设计师。 此座谈将以英语和普通话进行，探讨郭培如何通过当代视角运用时尚媒介来重振传统价值。 門票：會員 $27 | 普通票 $30 | 學生及老人票 $25 购买门票 郭培是中国高级订制服第一人。二十多年来，她为皇室成员和政商名流们设计时装。那让众人眼睛为之一亮的精湛复杂的作品，使她成为国家级非物质文化遗产的现代推行者。郭培于2016年1月首次亮相巴黎时装周，获得广泛赞誉。同年，荣登《时代周刊》全球100位最具影响力人物榜单， 并在2017年当上《BoF时装商业评论》，塑造全球时尚五百人之一。 布朗温 ·考斯葛瑞福 (Bronwyn Cosgrave) 编辑并撰写过五本时尚历史畅销书， 包括 《为他人而制：时尚与奥斯卡金像奖》(Made for Each Other: Fashion and the Academy Awards) 和《时尚：可可 · 香奈儿》 (Vogue On：Coco Chanel) 。也曾任英国《Vogue》杂志原形象主编，并为其他知名国际出版及网站撰写设计与时尚等文章：《建筑文摘》（Architectural Digest )，《CNN.com》，《Grazia》，《时尚芭莎》(Harper’s Bazaar)，《好莱坞报导》（The Hollywood Reporter)，《浮华世界》（Vanity Fair）和《Vogue》。除此之外，考斯葛瑞福还策划了《设计007：50年的邦德风格》一展，一个纪念詹姆斯邦德电影系列后制设计的展览。 图注：郭培， “一千零二夜”，2010年，（细节），绣有真丝线、24克拉黄金和纯银丝线，饰有水晶、宝石、彩珠、亮片和珍珠的网纱绸缎长袍；狐狸毛镶边真丝披肩；饰有宝石、施华洛世奇水晶、水钻和珍珠的黄铜头冠，图片由 SCAD 提供。 OCT 10 WED 6:30 PM Playhouse 600 Hamilton Street FILM VIFF Screening: Yellow is Forbidden When Rihanna walked the 2015 Met Gala red carpet sporting a 25-kilo dress spun from gold and fox fur, a fashion star was born: Chinese designer Guo Pei. Director Pïetra Brettkelly had full cooperation from the energetic designer, as well as behind-the-scenes access to the preparations for her make-or-break Paris runway show. The result is “an intimate, involving portrait… Brettkelly finds just the right sweet spot between pie-eyed flattery and sober appraisal of Guo and her methods.” – Hollywood Reporter