Matthew Yokobosky is senior curator of fashion and material culture at the Brooklyn Museum, where he has shaped landmark exhibitions that merge fashion, design, and contemporary culture. Across two decades, he has led the curatorial and exhibition development of more than one hundred projects, including Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present (2009–10), Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern (2017), David Bowie Is (2018), Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion (2019–20), Studio 54: Night Magic (2020), and Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams (2021–22). His curatorial practice emphasizes the immersive potential of exhibition design, bringing fine art, decorative arts, and couture into new dialogues with visual culture. Yokobosky curated Solid Gold (2024–25), marking the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th anniversary and advancing conversations around craft, material innovation, and the applied arts. He is the organizing curator of Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses (2026), which considers couture as a site where science, technology, and traditional handicraft converge. Previously, he developed major exhibitions for the Whitney Museum of American Art, spanning moving-image installation, live art, and the history of American cinema. In 2023 he was named a Chevalier in the National Order of Merit by the president of France.
Matthew Yokobosky
Outstanding Mid-Career Scholar