The Bedford Gallery in Lesher Center in downtown Walnut Creek is hosting a new exhibit starting this Sunday, March 4 through May 13 titled, Outfitters: The Contemporary Art of Clothing.

This outfit will be on display outside the Lesher Center beginning around 1:30 with the opening reception running from 3pm – 5pm. You can actually walk into the the dress and view a video screen with more information. Yes, a real person will actually be at top.

From the exhibit web page:

Each day, every one of us adorns our bodies in some way. We can all relate to wearing clothing, and we all instinctively know that clothing has meaning and the power to communicate who we are and where we are going. Outfitters features 20 artists who create surreal narratives about clothing, or use clothes or their armature, to explore concepts of memory, identity and human nature. Artists in Outfitters hail from around the world and work on the conceptual edge of craft, creating artworks that address our deep-seated attachment to what we – and others – wear.

“Many of the artworks reference the nature and value of clothing, transforming it into a sculpture with a historic or political reference, or a narrative story,” says Bedford Gallery Curator Carrie Lederer. “Since the Middle Ages, the ways in which people cover or adorn our bodies provide ample clues about their lives – from social status and profession to ethnicity. There is an inherent political statement in our outerwear, and many of the artworks beg the questions: ‘What is beauty?’ ‘How is it defined?’ And, ‘who defines it?'”

I was able to get a sneak peek of this exhibit and it looks amazing. If you have a chance definitely drop by to check it out. I really want to see that dress with a woman at top on Sunday, this is going to be a fun one!

Check out a photo of dresses made out of maps from the exhibit after the jump

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