SOLD OUT | Tour - A Close Look at Guo Pei's Masterpieces

6-7.15pm

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A unique after-hours tour of Guo Pei: Fashion, Art, Fantasy 郭培 :时装之幻梦 with dress historian, Angela Lassig. Meet in our Members Lounge for a brief introduction with drinks and nibbles, followed by a floor talk in the exhibition. Angela will ‘unpick’ three of her favourite Guo Pei garments, exploring the craftsmanship, symbolism and cultural references embodied in her incredible creations.

Image credits: Guo Pei, Collection: Legend of the Dragon, Fall/Winter 2012. © Guo Pei, Asian Couture Federation. All rights reserved. Photograph by Randy Dodson, courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco | Guo Pei, Collection: Legend of the Dragon, Fall/Winter 2012. (detail). © Guo Pei, Asian Couture Federation. All rights reserved. Photograph by Randy Dodson, courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco | Angela Lassig, photo: Andrew Langridge, 2022

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Members Lounge, Level 1
Cost
Members $55 (+ fees)
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Angela Lassig is a dress historian who has worked independently as a researcher, lecturer and author since 2010. Following post-graduate Museum Studies at Sydney University in 1983, she spent the next 25 years developing her expertise in dress, textiles and decorative arts in curatorial roles in museums in Sydney (Powerhouse Museum), Auckland (Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira) and Wellington (Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand). Angela has recently been appointed a Research Associate at Auckland Museum, where she is pursuing numerous projects relating to New Zealand dress history.