Fashion Culture Programs at FIT

NEW YORK, Oct 15, 2010 / — Two special Fashion Culture programs are being organized by The Museum at FIT: Eco-Fashion lecture and Book Signing and Bye Bye Kitty Exhibition Preview

Eco-Fashion lecture and book signing

Sass Brown
Tuesday, October 26, 6-8 pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, first floor

Fashion Institute of Technology faculty member Sass Brown presents her new book, Eco Fashion, a comprehensive look at the environmentally conscious designers who are changing the fashion industry. By promoting recycling, redesign, reuse, sustainability, fair trade, and community development, these artists combine concern for the planet with love for exceptional fashion. A book signing will follow.

Bye Bye Kitty!!! exhibition preview

Joe Earle
Tuesday, November 16, 6-8 pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, first floor

Joe Earle, director of the Japan Society Gallery, will preview the Japan Society’s spring 2011 exhibition, Bye Bye Kitty!!!: Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art. This exhibition will move beyond semi-ironic narratives of cuteness and powerlessness to find traditional viewpoints melded with perceptions of the present in radically creative, unsettling combinations. Earle will introduce paintings, objects, photographs, installations, and video by the artists included in the show.

All Fashion Culture programs are free, but reservations are required as space is limited.

To register, email museuminfo@fitnyc.edu or
call 212.217.4585.
Check for program updates at www.fitnyc.edu/museum