2012 YVES SAINT LAURENT - THE RETROSPECTIVE MUSEUM BROCHURE - DENVER ART MUSEUM

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2012
YVES SAINT LAURENT
- THE RETROSPECTIVE MUSEUM BROCHURE -
DENVER ART MUSEUM
This is a neat item as it is the
2012
YVES SAINT LAURENT
MUSEUM BROCHURE
From
March 25 - July 8, 2012
There was an amazing and stunning display and exhibit at the
DENVER ART MUSEUM
in
DENVER, COLORADO
This special and unique display and exhibit was called
YVES SAINT LAURENT
THE RETROSPECTIVE
It was a stunning display and exhibit of the works, art and career of
YVES SAINT LAURENT
This brochure was handed out to each visitor who paid to see this special exhibit
Denver, Colorado was the only city in the United States that was priviledged to show this amazing and stunning special exhibit
It drew rave reviews and people from all over the United States and North America came to Denver to witness and see ethis spectacular exhibit
It contains hundreds of the amazing works, art of Yves Saint Laurent, along with a biographical history of this great fashion designer.
This brochure is a wonderful collectors item
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Here are some reviews about this exhibit
How Yves Saint Laurent Got To Travel To Denver
March 13, 2012
By
Judith H. Dobrzynski
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Exhibitions happen in all sorts of ways, even quite by accident. Surprisingly, that’s how the big spring show — a restrospective of the works of Yves Saint Laurent — at the
Denver Art Museum
came about.
The exhibition, which begins on Mar. 25, will display more than 200 haute couture outfits by Saint Laurent, drawn from his 40-year careers. Curated by Florence Müller, with the cooperation of the Fondation Pierre Bergè-Yves Saint Laurent, it was first shown at the Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, in 2010. In the city of light on a visit, Christophe Heinrich, DAM’s director, decided to have a look-see. Eying the long line, he tried to use his director’s pass to avoid the wait. Petit Palais officials refused him, and sent him to the back. Though there was a two-and-a-half hour wait, Heinrich pulled out his smart phone, handled his emails and remained patient.
As he told me on a recent visit to New York, he loved the show, and decided to inquire about bringing it to Denver. At the time, the organizers had no plans to travel it to the U.S. When Heinrich asked, they offered to send a smaller version. He perservered. Long negotiations about content (he wanted everything; the organizers didn’t want to send all of it) and cost ensued. In the end, the DAM got the whole show — for how much, I do not know.
I am not always big on fashion exhibitions, but Saint Laurent passes muster, in my book. In the course of his career, he made made gorgeous and innovative creations that have given the exhibition shape. One section, for example, deals with the freedom he brought to women’s clothing, while another explores his “1971 Scandal Collection,” inspired by the 1940s and a France under occupation. There will be his Mondrian dresses, his smoking jacket collection, his evening gowns from their glory days, and more.
Details are here
.
DAM is issuing timed-tickets, at for general adult admission (which is normally for Colorado residents and for others) for this exhibit. It’s already had publicity, with the Denver Post calling it “the biggest fashion show to hit Denver — perhaps ever,” in this
Mar. 9 article in the
Denver Post
.
It’s important for museums like Denver, where not a lot of tourists go to see art, to keep up momentum, to get people excited and try to make visiting the museum a habit. Last year,
Marvelous Mud/Summer of Clay
drew a lot of visitors. Now
YSL
and for the fall, the DAM is organizing
Becoming van Gogh
. All three are exclusive to Denver, which — while not always my choice — helps that museum.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Denver Art Museum
Yves Saint Laurent: Unpacking & Installing 200 Haute Couture Ensembles
April 20, 2012 by Gina Laurin
Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospective
successfully opened at the Denver Art Museum on March 25. However, behind-the-scenes installation activities for this exciting exhibition began weeks before. An installation team consisting of
Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent
personnel with contracted specialists arrived from Paris on March 7th to begin installation on March 8th. The DAM provided its own installation team including registrars, collection managers, installation specialists, preparators, and conservators. The team also included a number of invaluable volunteers and interns, known as
stagiaires
in French, from the Denver area.
The role of the conservators was to ensure that the various items in the exhibition were carefully uncrated, thoroughly examined for condition, and treated and stabilized if required. Conservators also assisted with dressing and accessorizing the mannequins displaying the 200 haute couture ensembles.
Below, follow Yves Saint Laurent’s iconic black velvet sheath dress with large pink satin bow through the unpacking and installation process. Every one of the 1,500 objects comprising the exhibition were processed the same way.
Unpack crate:
The dress was packed in a sturdy, lidded box within a crate housing a number of other boxes. Once the lid of the box was removed, it was evident that the dress was carefully packed and protected from movement during transport. It was placed on a bed of acid-free tissue paper rolls under the whole length of the piece. Several more rolls of tissue of varying lengths and thicknesses were used to pad and support folds, creases, seams and pleats throughout the dress and bow. Finally, large sheets of tissue paper covered all. The dress was removed carefully and placed on a padded and covered table to be assessed for condition.
Condition assessment:
The dress was assessed for condition by one of the Fondation team members together with DAM conservators and registrars. Each object has detailed photographic and written documentation outlining the condition of the piece. Condition assessment involves thoroughly examining the item to evaluate structural and surface stability as well as to note past damages and repairs and any current need for treatment. The object is compared with the condition report and photographs to determine if any change has occurred to the item in transit. This is a time consuming process as every inch (or centimeter!) must be viewed and assessed. When the dress is deinstalled, it will undergo the same condition assessment process.
Hanging and Transporting to Galleries:
Once examination was complete, a stagiaire placed the piece on a hanger padded with acid-free tissue, covered it for dust protection and hung it on a wheeled clothes rack with its documentation. Once filled, the racks were transported to their designated galleries.
Dressing Mannequins:
The mannequins arrived at the DAM disassembled in several crates. DAM installation specialists assembled each mannequin. A very thick
instruction manual accompanied the mannequins in order to build them in the correct stances. In most cases, the mannequins had to be partially disassembled to dress them. For example, the arms had to be removed from the mannequin sporting the black velvet sheath dress with pink satin bow. Lower bodies and legs were removed and fitted with pantyhose and shoes before being dressed with trousers, skirts, shorts or dresses.
Many mannequins also were padded before dressing them. Under the direction of DAM conservators, stagiaires made polyester batting sleeves to pad arms and leg inserts to support the sharp front creases of trousers.
A specific photograph of each ensemble provided by the Fondation was essential in order to accessorize the mannequins. Bracelets, earrings, necklaces, scarves, veils, hats, and hairpieces were placed according to the photograph and secured.
Final adjustments:
Final adjustments to the mannequins could be as simple as retying a bow or changing the tilt of a hat or could involve more complex repositioning of the mannequins or adjustments to lighting. For instance, the black velvet sheath dress with satin pink bow was subtly repositioned several times before the placement was finalized. This crucial final step of the installation was undertaken by the curator of the exhibition and a consultant who had worked for Yves Saint Laurent at his fashion house in Paris for 40 years. She was present to bring his “essence” to the show. M. Pierre Bergé himself arrived before the big opening, reviewed the installation and gave his final approval for all.
The installation of such a large and complex exhibition has many moving parts. The conservation department played a crucial role in the exhibition and will continue to monitor these exquisite items on display until it is deinstalled after the July 8 closing and we start all over again–in reverse!
You can hear more stories about preparations for bringing
Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospective
to life at the DAM on
April 26 at Tattered Cover
in Historic LoDo. DAM associate director of collection services Jill Desmond will share highlights
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