The Galliano Met Gala fight

The Met and Vogue's July 31 announcement that John Galliano will anchor the 2027 Costume Institute exhibition and Met Gala reopened a fight about artistic achievement, his 2011 conviction for racist and antisemitic conduct, and whether a retrospective can make accountability more than a promise. 123

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