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Fashion Week Members' Reception: Joaquin Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress

Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)

New York, NY

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Kick off fashion week at Queen Sofia Spanish Institute with a special members-only* reception and private viewing of the acclaimed exhibition Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress, a seminal exhibition analyzing the rich history of Spain’s regional clothing styles through the monumental paintings of Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863–1923). For the first time, Sorolla’s vivid depictions of Spanish lifeare shown side by side with the types of costumes they portray.

Conceived by Oscar de la Renta, Chairman of the Institute’s Board of Directors, and curated by Vogue’s André Leon Talley, the show features more than ten paintings and over thirty rare examples of men’s and women’s clothing and accessories. In an unprecedented partnership with the Ministry of Culture of Spain, the exhibition highlights costumes and artwork never before exhibited in the United States. In addition, a selection of pieces from important contemporary designers demonstrates Spain’s enduring influence on fashion.

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*Member reservation admits current members with one guest.

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Queen Sofia Spanish Institute
684 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065

Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)


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Queen Sofía Spanish Institute was founded as The Spanish Institute in 1954 to promote greater awareness and understanding of the culture of the Spanish-speaking world in the United States, and was renamed in November 2003 to recognize the support given to the Institute by Her Majesty Queen Sofía of Spain. We have been proud to celebrate the deeply rooted creativity of the Spanish spirit and the indelible influence of the nation’s popular traditions and cultures across media, disciplines, and eras.

 

The Institute primarily strengthens its mission through a rigorous calendar of cultural activities, including lectures, symposia, and book presentations addressing topics of current international interest in public affairs, medicine, and the arts, maintaining an especially strong commitment to the fine arts by exhibiting major masters and newly emerging artists from Spain, Latin America, and Europe. International acclaim has surrounded such exhibitions as Balenciaga: Spanish Master, the first exhibition to consider the impact of Spain’s culture, history and art on one of its greatest twentieth-century sons, the legendary designer Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972).

 

Beyond its cultural events, the Institute prides itself on being a valuable educational resource for the New York community. Since 1959, the Institute has offered comprehensive translation services and classes in Spanish as a foreign language at all levels. Group classes are strictly limited to 12 students, thereby enabling full individual participation and a lively and elegant atmosphere enhanced by the beauty of the Institute’s Landmark neo-Federal townhouse, designed by McKim, Mead & White. The instructors are native speakers with extensive teaching experience and hold advanced degrees in various fields.