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The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents cultures as they were meant for us to see, to get a glimpse into the past. An unbiased glimpse I thought, like most of the population would, taking it all as it was presented and believing it. Walking around the massive museum, taking in the Egyptian exhibit, Roman statues, things dating back to the B.C. era, these are all things I, and most of us take at face value. But now I have to wonder. The punk exhibit was based on an experience that I was very much a part of, and it was very misrepresented & opinionated— not presented as a culture in history. Not at face value either, though 80% of the patrons being paraded through there do not know this.

It was a weekday afternoon and the exhibit was so packed I was shocked. People were being herded around where they were met with brash sights & sounds, all of which acted as nothing more than a bow on top of a fashion exhibit: room after room of samey non-cutting edge modern fashion from recent years, many resembling “fancy” versions of Hollywood Blvd hooker store fashion. Lots of spiked heels & fishnets, buckles, etc. I figured I’d see a Chanel bag on display at some point…they have chains on them, right? That’s punk, right? Sadly, it is quite obvious that provoking the punk world was not on the Met’s agenda. What is very possibly on their agenda is creating sales & publicity for certain designers that they (The Costume Institute) seem to be promoting in a round about way.