SCAD FASH presents Fashioning Art from Paper, an exhibition that explores 500 years of fashion through the breathtaking trompe l’oeil masterpieces of Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave.

Members-only reception

6–7 p.m.
Join the artist at the members-only reception. To become a member or learn more, visit scadfash.org/memberships.

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SCAD community reception

7–8 p.m.

The SCAD community reception is free for SCAD Card holders. Open to the public with the cost of admission.

Through her expert manipulation of paper and paint, de Borchgrave forms sculptural replicas of historic garments found in early European paintings or collections from around the world — from the Renaissance finery of the Medici family to the creations of the grand couturiers of the 20th century such as Charles Frederick Worth and Paul Poiret. The exhibition includes de Borchgrave’s series Ballets Russes, which interprets costumes designed by Léon Bakst, Giorgio de Chirico and Pablo Picasso, as well as her Kaftans series, inspired by the Silk Road textiles of central Asia. The exhibition also highlights the creations of the eccentric, early 20th-century artist Mariano Fortuny, a major source of inspiration for de Borchgrave.

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