From the late sixteenth to the seventeenth century, lace was much more than just a decorative detail: it served as a luxury item, a status symbol, and a social cipher. Worn by both men and women around the collar, it framed the face and signified rank, taste, and affiliation. Today, it has regained relevance in fashion and art—and with it, the questions of body, identity, and representation.
The exhibition and the magazine OPEN UP! thus fosters a dialogue between the past and the present, and demonstrates
how materials can acquire, lose, and regain meaning.Editor
Draiflessen Collection

Authors
Dr. Britta Bommert, Clemens Brenninkmeijer,
Iris Ellers, Anja Leshoff, Dr. Corinna Otto, Dr. Johannes Pietsch, Thessy Schoenholzer Nichols, Guido Scholten, Dr. Maria Spitz 

€ 9,50
ISBN 978-3-942359-67-2 (DE, NL, EN)