Paola Antonelli: The 3,000-year history of the hoodie
Paola Antonelli: Die dreitausendjährige Geschichte des Kapuzen-Shirts
Paola Antonelli is on a mission to introduce -- and explain -- design to the world. With her shows at New York's Museum of Modern Art, she celebrates design's presence in every part of life. Full bio
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ist eine tolle Erfindung.
that we hardly think of,
denken wir kaum noch nach,
er ist Teil unseres Lebens.
that they're part of our lives.
the Hoodie]
vom Kapuzenpulli.]
even if it was not called so --
auch wenn nicht so genannt,
for good and for bad reasons.
wegen positiver und negativer Ursachen.
that were cape-like, with hoods attached,
would wear hoodies
hatten die Kapuzenshirts an,
when they were going to meet their lovers.
ein Rendezvous haben wollten.
there's the legend, there's fantasy.
die Legende und die Dichtung.
connected to the grim reaper.
der im Kapuzenshirt erscheint.
connected to the executioner.
des Kapuzenpullis --
usually of cotton jersey,
with a drawstring;
die mit einer Kordel versehen ist
einer beutelartigen Tasche --
by Knickerbocker Knitting Company.
Knitting Company hergestellt.
die Sportler warm zu halten.
such a functional, comfortable garment
angenehm zu tragen waren,
by workmen everywhere.
von Arbeitern übernommen.
it also gets adopted
wurde der Kapuzenpulli dann
und Skateboardfahrern übernommen
youth street culture.
Straßenkultur assoziiert.
super-comfortable,
nötigenfalls anonymisierend.
of respectable attire for businesspeople.
der Geschäftsmänner herausforderte.
how power has changed.
wie die Macht sich verändert hat.
Dann sind Sie vielleicht ein Leibwächter.
you might be the bodyguard.
a hoodie with a T-shirt and jeans.
den Kapuzenpulli mit T-Shirt und Jeans.
the physical aspects of the hoodie.
des Kapuzenpullovers zu denken.
of wearing the hood up,
and this protection,
the psychological aspects of it.
die psychologischen Aspekte.
has come to signify
in the United States.
in den USA bedeutet hat.
African-American kid,
der siebzehnjährige Afroamerikaner,
erschossen wurde,
all over the United States,
durch die ganze USA aus,
with the hood up
mit Kapuzen auf den Köpfe trugen
against this kind of prejudice.
in den Straßen marschierten.
so much symbolism and history
Symbolismus und Geschichte hat
so many different universes
utilitaristische Kleidung,
of possibilities attached.
ein ganzes Universum an Möglichkeiten.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Paola Antonelli - Design curatorPaola Antonelli is on a mission to introduce -- and explain -- design to the world. With her shows at New York's Museum of Modern Art, she celebrates design's presence in every part of life.
Why you should listen
Since she stepped back from practicing architecture in order to focus on writing about design, teaching and curating gallery exhibitions, Italian native Paola Antonelli has become a force to be reckoned with in the design world. Working at the Museum of Modern Art in New York since 1994, she is senior curator of the gallery's Architecture and Design department and, as of 2012, the museum's first ever director of research and development. Antonelli has worked on shows such as "Humble Masterpieces," which celebrated traditionally unheralded design icons such as the paperclip; "Design and the Elastic Mind," considering the relationship of design and technology, and "Talk to Me ," which looked at design and the communication of people and objects.
Ever mindful that the majority of visitors to MOMA are attracted by artists such as Picasso and Matisse, Antonelli works to ensure that if they do stumble across a design-related show, they'll be both entertained and enlightened. In 2012, she led a move to acquire 14 video games for the museum's permanent collection.
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