In a video from 2000, McQueen said that if he “explained the things in his head, it would shock people”. With this exhibition, the curators choose awe over shock and it works. | Damien Woolnough
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The Chanel exhibition attracted 215,000 visitors to the NGV. Gallery director Tony Elwood expects more visitors for McQueen. It’s easy to understand his confidence. Comparing this visually micro-dosing trip through McQueen’s deep-dive into eclectic concepts with Chanel’s showcase of exquisite craftsmanship is unfair.
In McQueen’s elevation to hero status, polishing the bovver boots of the son of a taxi driver and teacher from the East End, some of his charming villainy is missing.This is the man who in the eighties supposedly stitched the phrase “I am a c*nt” into the lining of a jacket for King Charles, then Prince of Wales, during his Saville Row apprenticeship.and have models sprayed with yellow-tinted water .
McQueen’s provocation has gone, even the skulls that became his trademark have been overwhelmed in the exhibition by family-friendly tartan. This offers a clearer view of surprisingly accessible designs, without the distraction of challenging theatrics. Even with the gentrification of McQueen, leaving the exhibition there is a feeling of loss at the years of missed talent because of his early death.Alexander McQueen: Myth, Mythos, Muse
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