Topics addressed in the movie:
1 If fashion is an art that belongs to a museum
2 Stereotypes about women that they are weaker than men (e.g.fashion is more in the domain of women than other forms of art, so people argue about if fashion is an art.)
3 Western’s cultural appropriation of eastern culture (The exhibit aims to show Chinese art from the perspective of Chinese)
4 The way fashion confronts sexuality and genders
5 Arrangement of invitees for Met Gala
6 Designers interpret Chinese culture through movies, books, etc.
7 Time management and overlapping of background setting and the art pieces
8 The problem of background standing out more than the art pieces
9 The head of the show’s decisiveness and let the exhibit precisely deliver his intention
10 The conflict between art and commerce
Research questions:
1 How does fashion transform to be seen as an art?
2 How to minimum culture appropriation as it is inevitable?
3 Why does China’s past more inspiring than its contemporary?
4 Why is it challenged and time consuming to prepare the exhibit and the gala at the same time?
5 How to deal with the art value and the commercial value of the exhibit?
