Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
In conjunction with the exhibition Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse, renowned scholars and artists explore imagination, artistic process, and innovation in fashion and art to further examine the interdisciplinary impulse that defined McQueen’s career, legacy, and sources of inspiration for the Eighth R.L. Shep Triennial Symposium on Textiles and Dress.
The bullfight, or corrida, inspired McQueen’s Spanish-influenced Spring/Summer 2002 collection, The Dance of the Twisted Bull. The costume of the male matador informed the collection’s silhouettes, with accents drawn from the traditional costume of female flamenco dancers. McQueen interpreted the corrida from an outsider’s perspective, but followed in the footsteps of Spanish artists Francisco de Goya and Pablo Picasso, who both drew upon the bullfight in their own practices. Co-curator, Clarissa M. Esguerra, elaborates on McQueen’s collection, while Curator and Head of the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department and the Prints and Drawings Department, Britt Salvesen, discusses Goya and Picasso’s artistic processes in creating their respective "La Tauromaquia" print series. Donor and collector, Regina J. Drucker explores history, cycles of inspiration, and artistic expression that connects McQueen with artists before him, while reflecting on how her Mexican-American heritage drew her to collecting the work of McQueen now in LACMA’s permanent collection.
In response to the global pandemic, the Eighth R.L. Shep Triennial Symposium is presented on YouTube as a free video series, released from May through August 2022 on the last Tuesday of each month.
R.L. Shep Triennial Symposia are supported by the R.L. Shep Symposium Endowment for Costume and Textiles, LACMA.
Filming and editing services provided by NightFlare.
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Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of nearly 140,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.
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In conjunction with the exhibition Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse, renowned scholars and artists explore imagination, artistic process, and innovation in fashion and art to further examine the interdisciplinary impulse that defined McQueen’s career, legacy, and sources of inspiration for the Eighth R.L. Shep Triennial Symposium on Textiles and Dress.
The bullfight, or corrida, inspired McQueen’s Spanish-influenced Spring/Summer 2002 collection, The Dance of the Twisted Bull. The costume of the male matador informed the collection’s silhouettes, with accents drawn from the traditional costume of female flamenco dancers. McQueen interpreted the corrida from an outsider’s perspective, but followed in the footsteps of Spanish artists Francisco de Goya and Pablo Picasso, who both drew upon the bullfight in their own practices. Co-curator, Clarissa M. Esguerra, elaborates on McQueen’s collection, while Curator and Head of the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department and the Prints and Drawings Department, Britt Salvesen, discusses Goya and Picasso’s artistic processes in creating their respective "La Tauromaquia" print series. Donor and collector, Regina J. Drucker explores history, cycles of inspiration, and artistic expression that connects McQueen with artists before him, while reflecting on how her Mexican-American heritage drew her to collecting the work of McQueen now in LACMA’s permanent collection.
In response to the global pandemic, the Eighth R.L. Shep Triennial Symposium is presented on YouTube as a free video series, released from May through August 2022 on the last Tuesday of each month.
R.L. Shep Triennial Symposia are supported by the R.L. Shep Symposium Endowment for Costume and Textiles, LACMA.
Filming and editing services provided by NightFlare.
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About LACMA
Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of nearly 140,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.
Connect with LACMA
Subscribe for our latest videos: lacma.org/videos
Explore our collection online: collections.lacma.org
Plan your visit to LACMA: lacma.org/visit
Support the museum and become a member: lacma.org/support
Follow us on social
Facebook: facebook.com/LACMA
Twitter: twitter.com/lacma
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