VBMA Exhibition – Well-Dressed: Artworks from the Permanent Collection

Well-Dressed: Artworks from the Permanent Collection
February 10–September 14, 2025
Schumann Gallery and Titelman Gallery

Well-Dressed: Artworks from the Permanent Collection explores the intersection of fashion, identity, performance, and self-expression. The show is VBMA’s first major thematic permanent collection exhibition in recent years and brings together dozens of artworks, some familiar and others rarely on display.

Well-Dressed begins with portraits of individuals in various kinds of dress, often wearing colorful garments. Some clothing items, like the yellow dress in Joseph Stella’s painting Joy of Living, starkly contrast with their surroundings, while others, such as the photograph, Punzante by Argentinian artists Raúl Eduardo Stolkiner (known as RES) and Constanza Piaggio, emphasize pattern and materiality, presenting a woman adorned in a stole made entirely of wire.

A section of the exhibition examines the concept of “collective dress,” highlighting works that portray groups of individuals wearing similar or identical outfits or uniforms. Another section focuses on the attire of dancers, performers, musicians, and actors. The final section showcases artworks that depict only clothing or accessories; pieces such as Michael Craig-Martin’s Untitled (Sunglasses) and Karen LaMonte’s Reclining Dress Absence. These function almost as surrogate portraits, allowing viewers to imagine whom they might represent.

The exhibition is organized by the Vero Beach Museum of Art.

The exhibition is free with Museum admission.

This is a Weekly Recurring Event
Runs from Feb 10, 2025 to Sep 14, 2025 and happens every:
Mondays: 10:00am – 4:30pm Timezone: EST
Tuesdays: 10:00am – 4:30pm Timezone: EST
Wednesdays: 10:00am – 4:30pm Timezone: EST
Thursdays: 10:00am – 4:30pm Timezone: EST
Fridays: 10:00am – 4:30pm Timezone: EST
Saturdays: 10:00am – 4:30pm Timezone: EST
Sundays: 1:00pm – 4:00pm Timezone: EST