To celebrate the 40th anniversary of her signature Snap CARDIGAN,
agnès b. is delighted to announce the forthcoming EXHIBITION To
celebrate the 40th anniversary of her signature Snap Cardigan, agnès
b. is delighted to announce the forthcoming exhibition
“... PHOTOGRAPHERS ... ARTISTS AND THE SNAP CARDIGAN” that will
open in New York on February 8, 2020, at 195 Chrystie Street.
The exhibition will echo the first snap cardigan exhibition held at
agnès b.’s Galerie du Jour in Paris as part of Mois de la Photo in
1986,
where 140 photographers originally contributed to the exhibition. Each
were asked to photograph the iconic snap cardigan in his or her
own way. Acclaimed by the public and critics alike, the exhibition was
then held at the Centre Pompidou in 1996.
As a designer, philanthropist, and art collector, agnès b. noted at
the time, “A while ago, I designed a cardigan for myself. I wanted
one
that opened in front with lots of snaps that evoke a Renaissance
garment, a child’s garment for grown-ups, or the other way round,
and
the snap cardigan was born. Since then, it has been worn by many
people. I had the idea for the exhibition when I saw people making
the garment their own, adapting it to their personal style. It
occurred to me that photographers are never given the same subject,
and
that they would each have their own vision of the garment. Their
response was enthusiastic, and the result is beautiful. I am extremely
grateful.”
For the 2020 exhibition, which was shown in Paris at the end of 2019,
agnès b. has given carte blanche to more than 70 photographers
and artists from 14 different nationalities. Young emerging artists
and established artists from urban and contemporary scenes offer
their interpretation of this timeless garment, working with a singular
specification of a 40 × 60 centimeter photograph whose main
subject is the snap cardigan. The exhibition will subsequently travel
to Tokyo and Hong Kong.
In September 2019, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the snap
cardigan, the book agnès b.: The Snap Cardigan, was published by
Assouline and is now available in agnès b. and Assouline stores
worldwide.
About the agnès b. snap cardigan
agnès b. created the snap cardigan in 1979. 40 years during which she
wrote, invented, rewrote, re-invented, this “item of children’s
clothing for grown- ups, or vice versa,” as she likes to call it. 40
years of creation... always with great passion!
Imagined by agnès b., the snap cardigan was born from her desire to
open the sweatshirts that she often wore, “it would be good if
they could be opened!” And after several scissor cuts, the famous
“snap” from the sound of the 13 press studs came to the world!
Here begins the history of agnès b. snap cardigan.
An emblematic garment of the house of agnès b., the snap cardigan
exists for women, men, children and babies... in all sizes, from
babies to XXL, in different colors and materials as well as multiple
shapes. agnès b. created it to be timeless... to fit all
personalities
and to be worn for a very long time.
Smooth cotton fleece, straight cut, rounded collar, two adjustable
tabs in the back for the classic version, agnès b. does not cease to
evolve over the years. She has designed more than 40 variations since
1979 and does not hesitate to transform it regularly... in leather,
short sleeves, in bustier, slightly fitted... and gives it different
brightness since it was made in 148 different colors!
It is thus, as agnès b. wished, that for 40 years, the snap cardigan
adapts to all tastes and is worn according to all desires. A timeless
yet
soft and structured, a unique garment with a unique history, with
which each one writes his own story...
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