"Antonio Lopez: A Photo Cocktail Party"
Presented by El Museo del Barrio
Hosted by Cynthia Powell and Robert W. Richards*
Support provided by The Impossible Project*
Opening Reception: September 9, 6-8 pm
Exhibition: September 10-11, 12-6pm
Space is limited, entry is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Dress code: ANTONIO LOPEZ Future Funk Fashion inspired*
This installation will recreate a legendary party that fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez and his creative collaborator Juan Ramos threw...
"Antonio Lopez: A Photo Cocktail Party"
Presented by El Museo del Barrio
Hosted by Cynthia Powell and Robert W. Richards*
Support provided by The Impossible Project*
Opening Reception: September 9, 6-8 pm
Exhibition: September 10-11, 12-6pm
Space is limited, entry is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Dress code: ANTONIO LOPEZ Future Funk Fashion inspired*
This installation will recreate a legendary party that fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez and his creative collaborator Juan Ramos threw for their friends. Guests were invited to have their photos taken with a large format Polaroid camera. The instant prints were hung on the wall as the party filled and more and more people came. Visitors will be invited to recreate this occasion, as an homage to the renowned Puerto Rican fashion illustrator who bridged NYC subculture and style with a broader high-fashion audience.
Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez and his collaborator Juan Ramos are the subjects of a solo exhibition, "Antonio Lopez: Future Funk Fashion" [link to: http://www.elmuseo.org/antoniolopez/] on view through November 26, 2016 at El Museo del Barrio. It features drawings of many different kinds of garments, prototypes for fantasy shoes, Antonio’s well-known instamatic photographs, portraits of various fashion world luminaries, documentary photographs, and many materials from the duo’s archives. The artists’ daring exploration of race, gender and the body through fashion are key elements of the exhibition. El Museo del Barrio is the first museum of Latin American art in the United States.
Left Image: Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos, (bottom ): Jane Thorvaldson in the arms of a friend, (top, from left): unknown, Scott Daley, Pat Taylor, Christine de Lassus, posing at ANOTNIO’s A Photo Cocktail Party, NYC, 1979, Polaroid, 10 x 8in., Courtesy of the Estate of Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos.
Center Image: Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos, Antonio and guest posing during the Art and Cocktail Party, NYC, 1979. Polaroid, 10 x 8 in., Courtesy of the Estate of Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos.
Right Image: Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos, (clockwise, from top): Betsy Johnson, Chantal and Ed Hayes posing at ANOTNIO’s A Photo Cocktail Party, NYC, 1979, Polaroid, 10 x 8 in., Courtesy of the Estate of Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos.