We are delighted to share that a self-portrait by Lucy Jones is featured in Costume Art. The Costume Institute’s spring 2026 exhibition explores depictions of the dressed body across The Met’s vast collection, pairing garments with artworks to reveal the inherent relationship between clothing and the body. Costume Art is the inaugural exhibition in the new, nearly 12,000-square-foot galleries adjacent to the Great Hall. 

In a section dedicated to the disabled body, the piece is in dialogue with fashion by Willie Norris, modelled by Aariana Rose Philip.

“In fashion, the disabled body has long been relegated to the periphery, subject to regimes of concealment, correction, and exclusion from critical aesthetic discourse. Challenging this entrenched silence, this section brings fashion into dialogue with the lived experiences of its creators and wearers, whose practices are shaped by physical, sensory, and cognitive diversity.”

A further work by Lucy Jones is featured in the exhibition publication Costume Art.

Learn more here 

Exhibition text courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art