What is Black Dandyism? Breaking Down This Year’s Met Gala Theme

“Dandyism can seem frivolous, but it often poses a challenge to or a transcendence of social and cultural hierarchies,” Miller, who’s additionally  professor and chair of Barnard’s Africana Studies Department, stated in a remark. “It asks questions about identity, representation, and mobility in relation to race, class, gender, sexuality, and power. This exhibition explores dandyism as both a pronouncement and a provocation.”