Art & Fashion : in the Gulbenkian Collection

A handsome book that highlights the inseparable relationship between art and fashion

Published to accompany the ART & FASHION exhibition at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, this book explores how art finds a constant source of inspiration in fashion, while fashion finds permanence and memory in art. Both disciplines engage in a dialogue around beauty, both ephemeral and eternal, as an invisible thread between past and present. The extraordinary Gulbenkian Collection, with pieces from Ancient Egypt to the 20th century, allows for a unique encounter between masterpieces of painting and decorative arts and iconic haute couture creations.

It is not a question of comparison, but of establishing visual and symbolic conversations: contemporary silhouettes alongside Renaissance folds, exquisite embroidery juxtaposed with modernist flashes, ancient iconography reinterpreted. The book captures that moment when the museum is transformed into a living space where art and fashion face each other, reminding us that beauty knows no boundaries, only the passage of time.

Details

• Author: Eloy Martínez de la Pera Celada is a curator of art and fashion exhibitions
• Hardcover: 344 pages | 221 colour and 17 black and white illustrations
• Date published: May 2026
• Language: English 
• ISBN: 9791399068719
• Product Dimensions: 30.9 x 23.8 cm