Power, Promises and a Galliano Show That Fell Apart
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The Met’s bid to honor John Galliano with a solo Costume Institute exhibition collapsed amid donor backlash and internal opposition, despite Anna Wintour’s high‑level push. Behind‑the‑scenes tension and resistance from influential New Yorkers, including a Holocaust-survivor’s advocate, exposed a power struggle over whether to elevate Galliano given his antisemitic past.
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