Artist E. V. Day used a decommissioned costume from Bizet's opera Carmen. The piece was created in 2010 and consists of a dress and monofilament.
From the Hudson River Museum's "No Bodies: Clothing as Disruptor"
From the text panel:
In this sculpture, the gold fabric of Carmen's Spanish-style dress appears tough as armor, glinting between the ruffles of the black polka dot tulle. Pulled in all directions, the dress is puffed out and spiky, resembling a blowfish. Here, it is Carmen - not Don Jose - who wields the bloody knife: she had warned him from the beginning that "love is a rebellious bird", and she remained true to her word.
That's the Hudson River in the background including the chunks of ice flowing by. It was beautiful to watch
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