Andrew Bolton (curator)
| Andrew Bolton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Curator in Chief of the Costume Institute |
| Known for |
Savage Beauty China: Through the Looking Glass |
Andrew Bolton (born 1966) is a British museum curator and current Head Curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City.
Bolton graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Non-Western Art.[1]
In 2002, he joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City as an Associate Curator of the Costume Institute.[2] On September 8 2015, it was announced that he would replace the retiring Harold Koda as Curator in Chief of the Costume Institute.[3]
Bolton has created and or co-created several critically lauded exhibitions including Savage Beauty featuring clothing created by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, as well as China: Through the Looking Glass (both with Koda).[4]
Bolton exhibitions are known for their, "scholarly rigor....whimsy.... (and) theatricality."[4]
Career
Bolton came to the Met from London's Victoria and Albert Museum in 2002.[4]
In 2015, he was awarded the Vilcek Prize in Fashion.[4][5]
Personal Life
Bolton lives in Manhattan with his partner of five years, fashion designer Thom Browne.[6] [7]
References
- ↑ "Met Museum Appoints Andrew Bolton as New Costume Institute Curator in Charge". Broadwayworld. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ Tomkins, Calvin (25 March 2013). "Anarchy Unleashed". The New Yorker. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ Pogrebin, Robin (8 September 2015). "Andrew Bolton Chosen to Lead the Met's Costume Institute". New York Times. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Trebay, Guy (29 April 2015). "At the Met, Andrew Bolton Is the Storyteller in Chief". New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ Chilton, Nancy. "Andrew Bolton Wins 2015 Vilcek Prize in Fashion". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ↑ http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/thom-browne-fashion-designer-manhattan-apartment-article
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/nyregion/how-andrew-bolton-of-met-costume-institute-spends-his-sundays.html?_r=0