Monday 28 February 2011

Balenciaga: Spanish Master

At New York's Queen Sofia Spanish Insititute, the exhibition "Balenciaga: Spanish Master" focuses on Crisotal's enduring influence of Spain in his work.

"The show looks at the influences in Balenciaga's world, which were very, very Spanish."- Oscar de la Renta, chairman of the Queen Sofia Insititute. Even after achieveing great success in Paris, Cristobal "remained very deeply influenced by the culture and folklore from Spain, from the religious to the gypsies, flamencos and bullfighters.”

Below are pictures of parts of the exhibition with a video by Bart Boehlert.




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