Camp: Notes on Fashion

An exhibition previously presented at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2019, Camp: Notes on Fashion takes precedence from Susan Sontag's 1964 essay “Notes on Camp.” The exhibit begins with Sontag narrating the origins of camp through early examples and its usage as different parts of speech. As camp slowly shifts itself to the 'mainstream' culture, it evolves through different connotations and interpretations. Unlike other exhibitions, there is no right way to do camp. It is altogether a noun, adjective, verb, style, and an attitude. This is in no way an attempt in correcting the original exhibit, but simply another interpretation of camp.



The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2nd Floor, Special Exhibitions and New Installations

2021

• Tone down atmosphere while still maintaining the integrity and spirit of Camp
• Open plan as opposed to traversing from point A to B
• Accommodate space to artifacts, not artifacts to space
• Experimenting with curvilinear space and form
• Rebranding graphics and visual identity

• Visitors forge his/her own path at will and gain a unique understanding of camp as the understanding of camp is not uniform
• Explore the many facets, representations, and interpretations of camp through time
• Celebrating and appreciate all that camp stands for