The Art World's Caffeine Crash: On the Met's Rushed Retreat from Galliano The Metropolitan Museum of Art's hasty cancellation of the John Galliano exhibit sends a jarring note through the art world.
The decision to abandon a retrospective on Galliano, one that had been touted as a major coup for the Costume Institute, comes amidst increasing public and industry pushback.
Galliano is indeed a towering figure in fashion history, with contributions worthy of examination and contextualization.