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VBMA Exhibition - Well-Dressed: Artworks from the Permanent Collection

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Well-Dressed: Artworks from the Permanent Collection
February 10–September 14, 2025
Schumann Gallery and Titelman Gallery

Well-Dressed: Artworks from the Permanent Collection explores the intersection of fashion, identity, performance, and self-expression. The show is VBMA’s first major thematic permanent collection exhibition in recent years and brings together dozens of artworks, some familiar and others rarely on display.

Well-Dressed begins with portraits of individuals in various kinds of dress, often wearing colorful garments. Some clothing items, like the yellow dress in Joseph Stella’s painting Joy of Living, starkly contrast with their surroundings, while others, such as the photograph, Punzante by Argentinian artists Raúl Eduardo Stolkiner (known as RES) and Constanza Piaggio, emphasize pattern and materiality, presenting a woman adorned in a stole made entirely of wire.

A section of the exhibition examines the concept of "collective dress," highlighting works that portray groups of individuals wearing similar or identical outfits or uniforms. Another section focuses on the attire of dancers, performers, musicians, and actors. The final section showcases artworks that depict only clothing or accessories; pieces such as Michael Craig-Martin’s Untitled (Sunglasses) and Karen LaMonte’s Reclining Dress Absence. These function almost as surrogate portraits, allowing viewers to imagine whom they might represent.

The exhibition is organized by the Vero Beach Museum of Art.

IMAGE CAPTION: Karen LaMonte, Reclining Dress Absence, 2005. Cast glass, 20 x 63 x 15 inches. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Alice and James S. Beckwith III Endowment; Mr. and Mrs. Rex L. Brophy Endowment for Acquisitions; William B. and Marcia H. Howell Endowment Fund for Collections and the Museum Acquisition Fund in celebration of the Museum's 30th Anniversary, 2016.2

The exhibition is free with Museum admission.

Well-Dressed: Artworks from the Permanent Collection
February 10–September 14, 2025
Schumann Gallery and Titelman Gallery

Well-Dressed: Artworks from the Permanent Collection explores the intersection of fashion, identity, performance, and self-expression. The show is VBMA’s first major thematic permanent collection exhibition in recent years and brings together dozens of artworks, some familiar and others rarely on display.

Well-Dressed begins with portraits of individuals in various kinds of dress, often wearing colorful garments. Some clothing items, like the yellow dress in Joseph Stella’s painting Joy of Living, starkly contrast with their surroundings, while others, such as the photograph, Punzante by Argentinian artists Raúl Eduardo Stolkiner (known as RES) and Constanza Piaggio, emphasize pattern and materiality, presenting a woman adorned in a stole made entirely of wire.

A section of the exhibition examines the concept of "collective dress," highlighting works that portray groups of individuals wearing similar or identical outfits or uniforms. Another section focuses on the attire of dancers, performers, musicians, and actors. The final section showcases artworks that depict only clothing or accessories; pieces such as Michael Craig-Martin’s Untitled (Sunglasses) and Karen LaMonte’s Reclining Dress Absence. These function almost as surrogate portraits, allowing viewers to imagine whom they might represent.

The exhibition is organized by the Vero Beach Museum of Art.

IMAGE CAPTION: Karen LaMonte, Reclining Dress Absence, 2005. Cast glass, 20 x 63 x 15 inches. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Alice and James S. Beckwith III Endowment; Mr. and Mrs. Rex L. Brophy Endowment for Acquisitions; William B. and Marcia H. Howell Endowment Fund for Collections and the Museum Acquisition Fund in celebration of the Museum's 30th Anniversary, 2016.2

The exhibition is free with Museum admission.

Special Instructions
Free with VBMA Admission
More about Vero Beach Museum of Art
Vero Beach Museum of Art is one of the leading visual arts facilities in Florida. Our permanent collection, an ever-expanding assemblage of contemporary and modern art in its many forms, is the leading repository of its kind on Florida’s Treasure Coast. Here, you can view American and international art from the 20th century to the present in a wide variety of media. There are six art galleries and two sculpture parks. Docent tours—free with Museum admission—are available each day at 2:00 p.m.
When & Where
From Feb 10, 2025 to Sep 14, 2025
Mon: 10:00am - 4:30pm Timezone: EST
Tue: 10:00am - 4:30pm Timezone: EST
Wed: 10:00am - 4:30pm Timezone: EST
Thu: 10:00am - 4:30pm Timezone: EST
Fri: 10:00am - 4:30pm Timezone: EST
Sat: 10:00am - 4:30pm Timezone: EST
Sun: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Timezone: EST
$12.00

No Registration required! Just show up!

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