Dries Van Noten, exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts.

Well known Belgium fashion designer Dries Van Noten was invited by the Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris to showcase his creative world and explore the collections of the Fashion and Textile Museum in Paris. What I found particularly effective is the way he reveals his creative process which he illustrates with his diverse sources of inspiration ranging from contemporary visual art to French embroidery to Orientalism, to name but a few. The 'context' is printed in the form of wallpaper behind each range, as well as on the floors of the exhibition space. The show also include artworks by well known artists including Thierry de Cordier, Gerhard Richter, Damien Hirst,  Francis Bacon,  Elizabeth Peyton and Bronzino, all whom have triggered the designer's imagination throughout his life and career. Amita and myself entered the exhibition yesterday morning through the 'exit door', hence not seeing the 'no photography' sign. Well well... Proving ignorance is indeed bliss darling! Explosive and exceptional exhibition!