John Galliano's Met Gala exhibit canceled amid backlash over antisemitic remarks
- On Monday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City canceled its planned Spring 2027 Costume Institute exhibition honoring British designer John Galliano, following weeks of backlash over his antisemitic and racist comments.
- Galliano's history of racist and antisemitic remarks sparked widespread controversy earlier this month, leading to his 2011 dismissal from Christian Dior and a hate crime conviction in France.
- In a statement on Monday, Galliano expressed 'great sadness' regarding the cancellation, saying 'I remain fully accountable for the pain caused by my words in the past, particularly the hurt I caused to the Jewish and Asian communities.'
- The Metropolitan Museum will announce details regarding a replacement spring exhibition and the 2027 Met Gala at a later date, replacing the original show planned for the annual event.
- Originally devoted to Galliano's four-decade oeuvre, the canceled exhibition demonstrates how past statements can derail major cultural institutions' plans and public partnerships despite artistic achievement.
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John Galliano Drops Out of 2027 Met Gala Costume Exhibit After Backlash, Throwing Event into Uncertainty
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and John Galliano announced that it will not proceed with the previously announced 2027 spring exhibition and gala featuring the work of the designer. Galliano was charged with two hate crimes in 2011.
Since this Monday, August 31, there is only one post in the Instagram profile of designer John Galliano (Gibraltar, 65), in which he accumulates 1.6 million followers. The others have been deleted, and the only post that can be seen is the one that announces, through a statement, that he has decided to cancel his exhibition at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of New York, the branch dedicated to the fashion of the gigantic museum…
The John Galliano 2027 Met Gala has been canceled
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — John Galliano, the controversial British designer, will no longer be the subject of an exhibit linked to the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum, the museum said in a statement Monday. The move comes after a growing outcry over the decision by the museum and Anna Wintour, global editorial director of Vogue, to honor the designer at the Met Gala. Galliano was fired from Dior in 2011 and found guilty of “public insults” …
John Galliano will no longer be the great protagonist of the Met Gala 2027. Just a month after the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York announced John Galliano: Horizons, the first major exhibition dedicated to the entire trajectory of the designer, the project has been cancelled. And it has been Galliano himself who has explained the reasons behind a decision that puts his past back at the center of the conversation of the fashion industry. “…
John Galliano Cancels Met Gala and Exhibit for 2027 Amid Backlash Over Past Racism: ‘I Remain Deeply Sorry’ to the ‘Jewish and Asian Communities’
John Galliano's exhibit planned for 2027 at the Met will no longer take place amid controversy over racist comments he made in the past.
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