Paola Antonelli: The 3,000-year history of the hoodie
Paola Antonelli: Les 3 000 ans d'histoire du pull à capuche
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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un vêtement incroyable.
that we hardly think of,
auxquels nous pensons à peine
that they're part of our lives.
qu'ils font partie de notre vie.
the Hoodie]
du pull à capuche]
even if it was not called so --
même si cela n'a pas été dit --
for good and for bad reasons.
pour de bonnes et de mauvaises raisons.
nous avons retrouvé la trace
et de la Rome antique.
that were cape-like, with hoods attached,
ressemblant à des capes avec des capuches,
would wear hoodies
portaient des pulls à capuche
when they were going to meet their lovers.
retrouver leur amant.
there's the legend, there's fantasy.
il y a les légendes, il y a l'imaginaire.
connected to the grim reaper.
liée à la sinistre faucheuse.
connected to the executioner.
liée au bourreau.
usually of cotton jersey,
d'un pull en coton,
with a drawstring;
by Knickerbocker Knitting Company.
par Knickerbocker Knitting Company.
tenir chaud aux athlètes.
such a functional, comfortable garment
si fonctionnel et confortable
by workmen everywhere.
partout par les ouvriers.
it also gets adopted
il a également été adopté
et de breakdance, les skaters
youth street culture.
de culture des jeunes de la rue.
super-comfortable,
of respectable attire for businesspeople.
respectables pour les hommes d'affaires.
how power has changed.
de montrer comment le pouvoir a changé.
you might be the bodyguard.
c'est le garde du corps.
a hoodie with a T-shirt and jeans.
un t-shirt et un jean.
the physical aspects of the hoodie.
aux aspects physiques du pull à capuche.
of wearing the hood up,
penser à la capuche mise
and this protection,
cette protection,
the psychological aspects of it.
les aspects psychologiques.
vous vous sentez plus protégé,
dans votre propre coquille.
has come to signify
a endossé comme signification
in the United States.
African-American kid,
un gamin afro-américain de 17 ans,
de « millions de pulls à capuche »
all over the United States,
with the hood up
avec la capuche mise
against this kind of prejudice.
contre ce genre de préjugés.
so much symbolism and history
tant de symbolisme et d'histoire
so many different universes
autant d'univers différents
vraiment utilitaires,
of possibilities attached.
de possibilités y est rattaché.
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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