Southampton Arts Center Presents Opening For ‘Second Skin’ Exhibit

The Southampton Arts Center held an opening reception for “Second Skin,” a group exhibition that explores the intersection of art and fashion, on October 11. On through December 28, the exhibition showcases works by international artists and designers. The exhibition positions clothing as a powerful medium for articulating identity, expressing gender and cultural differences, and advancing political activism.

Curated by Latin American art scholar Estrellita B. Brodsky, “Second Skin” presents approximately 30 works from the early 1950s to the present, with a strong emphasis on Latin America. The exhibition features photography, sculpture, textiles, wearable objects, and archival material, including various prints from Martine Gutierrez’s acclaimed “Indigenous Woman” and a selection of Andy Warhol works on paper from the Jordan D. Schnitzer Foundation.

Conceived as a sequel to “Spin a Yarn,” an exhibition presented at Guild Hall in spring 2024 that explored textiles as tools of storytelling, this new chapter shifts the focus to fashion as wearable, lived objects that can serve as critical sites. Included are artists who use dress and visual representation to shape narratives of identity, power, and cultural memory.