Re-Discover Balenciaga

BY VANGARDE GIRL NELLE, DECEMBER 30, 2010

Take some time out within the next few weeks to Re-Discover Balenciaga at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute. Cristobal Balenciaga possessed the ability to metamorphose the body with larger than life designs.  His genius allowed him to leave behind perpetual works of art.  

Queen Sofía Spanish Institute is proud to present BALENCIAGA: Spanish Master, the first exhibition to consider the impact of Spain's culture, history and art on one of its greatest twentieth-century sons, the legendary designer Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972). Hailed as "Fashion's Picasso" by Cecil Beaton, Balenciaga's innovations transformed the way women dressed, from the opening of his Paris fashion house in 1937 until his retirement in 1968. His visionary designs and impeccable standards seduced generations of the best-dressed women in the world. 

Queen Sofia Institute

684 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10065 Tel. 212.628.0420 

Gallery Hours: 

Monday-Thurs.day: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Friday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5p.m.

Admission: $15.00 for adults; $10 for students, seniors and Institute members.

Exhibit runs until February 19, 2011. Visit www.spanishinstitute.org for more information.