On May 4, The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in Manhattan inaugurated its new Costume Art galleries in the space once occupied by The Met’s late, lamented book and gift shop. (The shop, relocating to the lower level, will open next summer.)
This tells you everything you need to know about American culture in the digital age: We are a visual society, and I don’t mean that in the sense of deconstructing a Van Gogh. I mean that in the sense of the iPhone, TikTok and Instagram, here’s an influencer with a fabulous piece of Moissanite jewelry; here’s a recipe for scrumptious blueberry muffins; here’s a dress that looks gold in one light and blue in another, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
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