Stephen Sprouse was certainly ahead of his time. An experimental artist, he designed many “dayglo ensembles that mixed graffiti with cashmere,”, said the New York Times, before his
death at the age of fifty. Now, Sprouse’s home state, Indiana, is honoring his legacy.
In Indianapolis, Sprouse’s hometown, “Stephen Sprouse: Rock, Art, Fashion,” is a new
exhibition, opened this month at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
This exhibition showcases Sprouse’s deep passion for punk couture, as well as a version of the silver dress that Ms. Harry wore in her music video “Heart of Glass” and a buttoned polyester dress worn by Kate Moss in a commercial for “Choose or Lose”, which was an election education effort.
Niloo Paydar, who is the manager of fashion arts at the museum, said that he “hoped people
would come away with an appreciation for just how talented and groundbreaking he was,”
Lauren Pollien, one of the curatorial assistants at the museum, showed some of the most popular collections in the exhibit. For example, there was a neon-colored blouse that was printed with pictures of Mars. Others were a “silk bubble dress” as well as “two leather jackets” At the exhibition, people could also hear a playlist of the music that Sprouse used for his walkways.
“My hope is that the people will go in there and they’ll get an education, an appreciation and an understanding of who he was and what he did,” said Brandon Sprouse, Stephen’s brother. . And “That they come away feeling good about an Indiana
artist,” he finished
death at the age of fifty. Now, Sprouse’s home state, Indiana, is honoring his legacy.
In Indianapolis, Sprouse’s hometown, “Stephen Sprouse: Rock, Art, Fashion,” is a new
exhibition, opened this month at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
This exhibition showcases Sprouse’s deep passion for punk couture, as well as a version of the silver dress that Ms. Harry wore in her music video “Heart of Glass” and a buttoned polyester dress worn by Kate Moss in a commercial for “Choose or Lose”, which was an election education effort.
Niloo Paydar, who is the manager of fashion arts at the museum, said that he “hoped people
would come away with an appreciation for just how talented and groundbreaking he was,”
Lauren Pollien, one of the curatorial assistants at the museum, showed some of the most popular collections in the exhibit. For example, there was a neon-colored blouse that was printed with pictures of Mars. Others were a “silk bubble dress” as well as “two leather jackets” At the exhibition, people could also hear a playlist of the music that Sprouse used for his walkways.
“My hope is that the people will go in there and they’ll get an education, an appreciation and an understanding of who he was and what he did,” said Brandon Sprouse, Stephen’s brother. . And “That they come away feeling good about an Indiana
artist,” he finished