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Sybilla. El hilo invisible: A Retrospective Exhibition of Spanish Fashion in Madrid

This major exhibition in Madrid showcased Sybilla's influential forty-year creative trajectory in fashion design and textile art.

Delve into the 'Sybilla. El hilo invisible' exhibition, a significant showcase dedicated to the celebrated Spanish fashion designer Sybilla. This comprehensive retrospective explored her artistic universe through 160 pieces, including garments, photographs, and publications. Visitors experienced her impactful forty-year career, highlighting her unique contribution to fashion history. The curation by Laura Cerrato Mera emphasized Sybilla's creative process and global influence.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition, 'Sybilla. The Invisible Thread,' celebrated the 40-year creative trajectory of Spanish fashion designer Sybilla. Curated by Laura Cerrato Mera, the show featured 160 pieces, including designs, photographs, and publications, across five floors.

Curatorial context

The exhibition 'Sybilla. El hilo invisible' (Sybilla. The Invisible Thread) offered a comprehensive retrospective of the influential Spanish fashion designer Sybilla's forty-year career. Curated by art historian Laura Cerrato Mera and held at the Sala Canal de Isabel II in Madrid, the exhibition aimed to highlight Sybilla's significant contribution to fashion design in Spain and internationally. It showcased 160 pieces, encompassing not only her iconic garments but also fashion photographs, collection catalogs, and press articles, all designed to immerse visitors in her artistic universe. The exhibition explored Sybilla's creative process and her impact on contemporary fashion, presenting her work across five distinct sections that followed a narrative strategy, utilizing color, contrast, and carefully curated lighting to enhance the visitor experience and emphasize the volumetric and aesthetic qualities of her designs. The venue's unique architectural characteristics, while presenting challenges, were creatively adapted to complement the exhibition's themes, focusing on the interplay of light, space, and narrative.

Admission and ticket notes

The exhibition 'Sybilla. El hilo invisible' was held at the Sala Canal de Isabel II in Madrid. Further ticketing information would typically be available through the venue's official channels, though this page focuses on the analysis of the exhibition's design and impact.

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Venue
Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
Current status
Open now
Exhibition schedule
From Sep 1, 2022
Artist line / attribution
The exhibition 'Sybilla. El hilo invisible' focused on the work of fashion designer Sybilla. It was curated by Laura Cerrato Mera and featured collaborations with photographers such as Ouka Leele, Miguel Oriola, Javier Vallhonrat, and Juan Gatti.
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