Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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"Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses" celebrates one of the most forward-thinking fashion designers of her generation.

In this episode of Highlights Tour, Matthew Yokobosky, Senior Curator of Fashion and Material Culture, walks you through the art and science behind Van Herpen's pioneering haute couture creations.

Plan your visit to Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses through December 6, 2026: brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/iris-van-herpen

00:00 Introduction
00:33 Seijaku Dress
01:20 Sensory Sea Life
02:48 Forces Behind the Forms
03:59 Alchemical Atelier
05:12 Synesthesia
06:36 Skeletal Embodiment
07:42 The Mythology of Fear
08:32 Growth Systems
10:05 Cosmic Bloom
11:44 New Nature
13:11 Finale

This exhibition is sponsored by American Express.

Support for Brooklyn Talks is provided by Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation Endowment and the Simons Foundation as part of their Infinite Sums initiative.

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