Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper features the life-size, trompe l’œil paper costumes of Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave (born 1946). Following a visit to the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum in 1994, de Borchgrave began working in the new medium, creating trompe l’œil paper works in what eventually would become four major paper fashion collections. The first, Papiers à la Mode (Paper in Fashion), takes a fresh look at three hundred years of fashion history from Elizabeth I to Coco Chanel. The World of Mariano Fortuny immerses museumgoers in the elegant world of twentieth-century Venice. Splendor of the Medici leads visitors through the streets of Florence, where they come across famous figures in their sumptuous ceremonial dress. And in Les Ballets Russes, de Borchgrave pays tribute to Sergei Diaghilev, Pablo Picasso, Léon Bakst, and Henri Matisse, who all designed for this extraordinary ballet company.
For this exhibition, all four collections will be presented together, for the first time, in a survey of de Borchgrave’s innovative work. Along with these pieces, a series of kaftans highlighting Silk Road textiles will be included, as well as a newly commissioned costume inspired by a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of Charlotte-Marguerite de Montmorency, Princess of Condé, c. 1610. Both the original costume and the Rubens portrait will be included in the exhibition.
This exhibition is organized by Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Society of the Four Arts, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Frick Art and Historical Center, and Artis—Naples, the Baker Museum.
Coeur de Papier/Paper Heart – Isabelle de Borchgrave – Teaser from zoomprod on Vimeo.
Did you know, active members of the military and their families receive free admission to the Museum (including Isabelle de Borchgrave) all summer long through our participation in Blue Star Museums? See our hours & admission page for more information.
Isabelle de Borchgrave in the news
- Fox 25’s Living Oklahoma interviews Isabelle curator Dennita Sewell and OKCMOA Manager of Tours + Adult Learning Bryon Chambers
- The Oklahoman’s Brandy McDonnell interviews Isabelle de Borchgrave during her visit to OKC
- Allyson in Wonderland visits Isabelle de Borchgrave for Third Thursday
- International Digital Art Newspaper ArtDaily covers OKCMOA’s opening of Isabelle de Borchgrave
- Uncovering Oklahoma visits for an in depth look at Fashioning Art from Paper
- Fashioning Art from Paper featured on the cover of the Oklahoma Gazette
- MetroFamily’s Callie Collins features Isabelle de Borchgrave on her list of four ways to keep kids learning this summer
- Oklahoma Today editor Megan Rossman talks about her visit to the exhibition on the Editor’s Blog
Programming
THIRD THURSDAY: RAISE THE BARRE
Thursday, August 16 | 5-10 pm
Celebrate art, dance, and live music while enjoying fabulous food and beverages at OKCMOA during this month’s Third Thursday: Raise the Barre. Admission is $5 after 5 pm.
Raise the Barre will feature a world premiere by the Oklahoma City Ballet. Each performance of original choreography is inspired by the themes of Isabelle de Borchgrave’s Fashioning Art from Paper. Visitors will have a unique experience as they walk through the galleries encountering dancers along the way. Please note, tickets are extremely limited for this in-gallery performance. 20 minute performances begin at at 6, 7, and 8 pm. Ballet Performance Pricing: $25 Members, $35 Non-members (Price includes admission to Third Thursday)
6 PM PERFORMANCE
7 PM PERFORMANCE
8 PM PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC TOURS
Sunday, August 26 | 2-3 pm
Sunday, August 26 | 3:30-4:30 pm
Get an insider’s perspective as you tour this special exhibition with a member of OKCMOA’s staff. Pre-registration recommended. $15 for non-members, $10 for members.
GROUP EXHIBITION TOURS
Reservations required. Group rate and tour guides are available with advance notice.
Call (405) 278-8213 for more information.
FAMILY WORKSHOPS
September 8 | Gelli Print Dress-Up | Ages 3-5 + adult
Pre-registration required.
DROP-IN ART (All ages)
August 11 | Paper People | 1-4 pm
August 25 | Design a Paper Shoe | 1-4 pm
Free with admission
Exhibition Sponsors
An Evening with Isabelle
Nancy and George Records
Splendor of the Medici
The Ann Lacy Foundation
Les Ballets Russes
Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Julia Carrington Hall
Leslie and Clifford Hudson
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores
The Payne Family
Joan Payne
The World of Mariano Fortuny
Anonymous
The Bankhead Family Charitable Fund
J. Edward Barth
Veronica Pastel Egelston
Joan Frates
Linda D. Garrett
Ghost Design
Billie Lee Nees and Allan R. Montgomery
Caroline and Guy Patton
Kim and Jon Shirley
Chuck and Renate Wiggin
Anne Wileman Workman
L’Atelier
Anonymous
Tina and Elby Beal
Annie Bohanon
Karen and Robert Browne Family Fund
Lucy Buchanan
Frank and Bette Jo Hill
Sarah and Dan Hogan
Vicki and David Hunt
Laurie McCann Hyde and Margot McCann
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bradford Kemp
Gay and Ed Kirby
Steve and Renee Knox
Elaine and Harrison Levy
Linda and Duke Ligon
Manhattan Construction Company
Penny and John A. McCaleb
Polly and Larry Nichols
Charles L. Oppenheim
Linda Slawson
Additional support provided by
Fabricut
Nina and Robert Butkin
Jane and Gerald Gamble
Elizabeth Tolbert
Kitty Champlin
Nikola and William Puffinbarger
Exhibition generously sponsored by:
Special thanks to Joan Frates, Société de Isabelle de Borchgrave Chair
Image Credit: Isabelle de Borchgrave, Mantua, 2011, based on a ca. 1750 court mantua in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Photo: Andreas von Einsiedel;Isabelle de Borchgrave, Cosimo I de’ Medici, 2007, based on a portrait by Ludovico Cardi in the collection of the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence. Photo: Andreas von Einsiedel;Isabelle de Borchgrave, Maria-Maddalena d’Austria, 2007, based on a 1622 portrait of Maria-Maddalena with her son Ferdinand II by Justus Sustermans in the collection of the Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan. Photo: Andreas von Einsiedel;Isabelle de Borchgrave, Marie de’ Medici, 2006, based on a 1595 portrait by Pietro Facchetti in the collection of the Palazzo Lancellotti, Rome. Photo: Andreas von Einsiedel;Isabelle de Borchgrave, Lorenzo il Magnifico, 2007, based on the painting Journey of the Magi by Benozzo Gozzoli in the Medici Chapel in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence. Photo: Andreas von Einsiedel;Isabelle de Borchgrave, Anna de’ Medici, 2006, based on a 1622 portrait by Justus Sustermans in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. Photo: Andreas von Einsiedel;Isabelle de Borchgrave, Bianca (Bia) de’ Medici, 2006, based on a ca. 1542 portrait by Agnolo Bronzino in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. Photo: Andreas von Einsiedel;Isabelle de Borchgrave, Pallas, 2007, based on the ca. 1482 painting Pallas and the Centaur by Sandro Botticelli in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. Photo: Andreas von Einsiedel;Isabelle de Borchgrave, Flora, 2006, based on the ca. 1481-82 painting La Primavera by Sandro Botticelli in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. Photo: Andreas von Einsiedel