The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts presents Denis Gagnon Shows All, open from October 19, 2010, to February 13, 2011, in the Contemporary Art Square at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA).
This will be the first time that the work of a Quebec couturier will be the subject of an exhibition at the MMFA.
“Denis Gagnon is a designer of rare integrity,” said Nathalie Bondil, Museum Director. “This installation at the Museum, following the Yves Saint Laurent show and preceding the Jean Paul Gaultier one, reveals the same high standards with regard to the discipline. His unfettered talent makes him an icon of Canada’s fashion world.”
On the walls, close-up photographs show the raw materials Gagnon uses: lace, leather, a zipper. The clothes will testify to the designer’s ability to transform inert material, whether natural or industrial, into a particular garment. In the middle of the gallery, on a high inverted pyramid, video sequences will show the clothes in action, in shows and on the street.
Image: Denis Gagnon Photo: Sébastien Roy
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