Unapologetic Lines

This is the first solo museum exhibition of fashion Illustrator Marc-Antoine Coulon, one of the world's leading fashion artists. 

The Paris-based artist possesses a glamorous, elegant, timeless and irreverent style. With a great sense of aesthetics and observation, he is able to capture the moment of a model on the runway or a portrait of the many designers and celebrities he encounters. His work expresses a unique, signature style, often with a thick or blurred black line underlining the shape of his subjects, punctuated with washes of color for depth and effect.

Unapologetic Lines features a sizable collection of Coulon's work, including captivating portraits of fashion icons Tom Ford, Gianni Versace, Anna Wintour, Madonna and Beyoncé alongside Hollywood royalty Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Steve McQueen and Audrey Hepburn, among many others.

The fashion industry is enjoying a renaissance of fashion illustration, and Coulon has taken part in the renewal of the medium. Fashion illustration was found in all fashion magazines and newspapers as the major mode of advertising until it was replaced by photography from the 1960s onward. Recent trends have brought fashion illustration back into vogue with luxury brands.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website