Patrick Kelly Spring 1989 by Oliviero Toscani | Courtesy/Philadelphia Museum of Art
Pioneering Black designer Patrick Kelly, whose playful work addressed racial stereotypes head on, will be celebrated in a newly expanded exhibition opening Oct. 23 at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, putting his brand in context of today’s conversations about racism and gender identity.“.
Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love” was originally organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2014, but has been expanded for its West Coast debut, which will coincide with the publication of the first book about the designer, with contributions by international scholars and critics, including André Leon Talley, as well as oral histories.
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