Christian Lacroix Dialogues! — an art exhibition featuring Haute Couture presented for the first time by The Embassy of France, in conjunction with The James H. W. Thompson Foundation, at the Jim Thompson Center for the Arts — focused on 17 years of work by one of France’s most outstanding fashion designers. In addition to a selection of 63 unique fashion designs and accessories by Christian Lacroix, the installation included photographs, videos, sculptures and sound tracks created by 15 contemporary artists taking part in the project.
As a designer, Lacroix has always been interested in every aspect of art. The exhibition set out to create a dialogue between different aspects of Christian Lacroix’s work and embodies, beyond fashion and garment, a world of inspiration on its own. “This event is much more than a fashion exhibition. I want to present inspirations and a universe in harmony with space.” Christian Lacroix said.
The exhibition was curated by Yves Sabourin, who worked directly with Christian Lacroix to create the installation and wrote the catalogue. Dialogues! which first went on display at the Fine Art and Lace Museum of the city of Alençon in France, has been launched on a world tour which will include China, Brazil and Belgium in addition to Thailand.
