
François Picard is happy to welcome Dana Thomas, creator of Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano, and the New York Occasions bestseller Deluxe: How Luxurious Misplaced Its Luster. The fiery controversy over the Met’s now-cancelled John Galliano retrospective challenges the timeless debate over whether or not artwork might be separated from the artist. Our visitor argues that the important thing situation is institutional energy. From her perspective, Galliano’s stature as an artist and designer isn’t in dispute. All of the whereas, his character has been as soon as once more very publicly referred to as into query.


