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m use um s & g alle ri e s THE PHOENIX ART MUSEUM hosts "Modern Spirit: Fashion of the 1920s" at the Ellman Fashion Design Gallery through February 10, 2013. The exhibition shows how the meaning of fashion in the jazz age goes far beyond the beaded flapper dress and cloche hat. In the wave of exuberance and euphoria that followed WWI through the stock market crash of 1929, freedom in the emancipated climate of the post-war years fostered a decade of change in clothing styles that became quintessentially modern. Featuring more than forty ensembles and accessories, by more than a dozen fashion designers including icons Gabrielle Chanel, Madeleine Vionnet and Jean Patou, the exhibition provides a stunning overview of the decade's creative and revolutionary garments that continue to impact fashion today. 1625 North Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004; 602.257.1222; www.phxart.org. CALIFORNIA THE BOWERS MUSEUM presents "Cut! Costume And The Cinema" through March 10, 2013. Cinematic couture will be on full display in this exhibition from British costumer Cosprop Ltd. and organized by Exhibits Development Group. Forty-three costumes worn by thirty actors in twentyfive different films attest to the fabrics, lace and embroidery, craftsmanship and creativity, and the essential ingredient costumes play in the authenticity of a period film. 2002 North Main St., Santa Ana, CA 92706; 714.567.3600; www.bowers.org. THE DE YOUNG MUSEUM hosts "Rudolf Nureyev: A Life in Dance" to February 17, 2013. This special exhibition is dedicated to the life and work of the legendary dancer and choreographer Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993). It will showcase more than eighty costumes and fifty photographs from the dancer's personal collection, entrusted to the Centre National du Costume de Scène by the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation, and will incorporate key loans from active ballet companies. The costumes on view expose the wear and tear of daily use, bearing witness to the lives and bodies of Nureyev and his partners Margot Fonteyn, Noella Pontois and many others. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr., San Francisco, CA 94118; 415.750.3600; deyoung.famsf.org. THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING MUSEUM AND GALLERIES presents "21st Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design" from February 12 through April 27, 2013. The exhibit will display one hundred costumes from over twenty movies from 2012, including the five nominated for best costume design. The Oscar nominees for costume design include "The Artist," "Hugo," the Shakespearean-era designs for "Anonymous," the early 1800s of "Jane Eyre," and the costumes of "W.E.," designed by Arianne Phillips. 919 South Grand Ave., Suite 250, Los Angeles, CA 90015; 213.623.5821; fidmmuseum.org. THE MINGEI INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM features "TRUE BLUE: Indigo, Turquoise, Cobalt, and Lapis Lazuli" through February 17, 2013. Humans have long mined the gems turquoise, lapis THE UC DAVIS DESIGN MUSEUM hosts "Structures, Signifiers and Society: People and Textiles" through March 18, 2013. Featuring many examples from the UC Davis Design Collection, this exhibition of global ethnographic and contemporary textiles coincides with the release of Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, recently published by Thames and Hudson. Shown are a Siwa caftan and a Bolivian Oruro woman's fiesta hat. Cruess Hall, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616; 530.752.6150; www. designmuseum.ucdavis.edu. SILVER, BLUE AND GOLD GALLERY hosts "Silver in the Grass," an exhibition presenting the work of Karin Worden and Suzanne Walsh through February 28, 2013. Worden is a jeweler, while Walsh is an illustrator, and this exhibit features their collaborative project. Walsh's drawings are directly inspired by the foothills surrounding Laguna Beach with beautifully rendered botanical illustrations that serve as the visual foundation for delicate, one-ofa-kind works of jewelry that can be removed from the panels and worn. Shown is Wheat, a joint illustration/ jewelry piece. 1492 South Coast Highway #5, Laguna Beach, California 92651; 949.715.3000. 23 ORNAMENT 36.2.2012 ARIZONA