On Galliano's Cancellation at the Met

The cancellation of disgraced designer John Galliano’s New York exhibition exposes surprising differences between the fashion and art worlds. The two systems just don’t mesh as neatly as some would like

Every May, pop stars, models, and actors gather for the Met Gala, the glamorous costume party that funds and opens the big annual exhibition of the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute. In May 2027, the designer John Galliano was to be honored with a solo show. But his record is stained: in 2011, Galliano was filmed in Paris making racist…