Jeremy Scott and Katherine Bernhardt (photo by Wil Driscoll)
ON VIEW FEBRUARY 7 – AUGUST 3, 2025
FEBRUARY 6, 2025, 6–8 P.M.
ARTIST TALK AND OPENING RECEPTION
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MAY 10, 2025, 6–10 P.M.
A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN GALA
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Kansas Focus, Oppenheimer, Thompson and Anonymous Galleries, First Floor
NERMAN MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FREE and Open to the Public
The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is proud to present the first exhibition to explore the shared references that unite contemporary artist Katherine Bernhardt’s paintings and fashion designer Jeremy Scott’s iconic fashion looks. Bernhardt is known for her colorful, energetic canvases that juxtapose symbols of everyday life, such as Windex, the golden arches of McDonald’s, and Lucky Charms cereal, with imagery sourced from pop culture, such as The Simpsons characters, E.T., and the Pink Panther. The symbols are repeated as motifs, resulting in patterned paintings that elevate kitsch into high art. Scott’s fashion designs, created for the Italian design house Moschino (2013-2023), adidas, and for his namesake brand, Jeremy Scott, adapt pop culture iconography into haute couture. His designs have been worn by celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Miley Cyrus, Madonna, Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Rihanna, all of whom understand and appreciate his cheeky humor and of-the-moment references. Scott is also the subject of a 2015 documentary by Vlad Yudin, titled “Jeremy Scott: The People’s Designer,” which features cameos from many of his pop star friends.
At the heart of Bernhardt’s and Scott’s work are questions such as: Who determines what is high or low art? What happens when ubiquitous consumer products are re-branded into art and fashion? Are they examples of sophisticated satire, or a more dramatic upending of bourgeois standards of decorum and beauty?
Learn more about this exhibition at nermanmuseum.org.
