MOMA’s Björk exhibition to have scary amount of dresses and Björk mannequins

Ahead of today's press preview of the retrospective, Klaus Biesenbach has offered an exciting glimpse into the exhibition's content, confirming that many of the classic dresses and costumes worn by the Icelandic artist will be on display at the New York musuem.

Take a look below at some of the highlights.

4/24 the body shell by @bernhardwillhelm that bjork wore for the cover of volta was restored to its original shiny beauty by the incredible moma team and is on its way upstairs to the exhibition for @bjork #MoMABjork. if you would like to see more on my personal account follow me @klausbiesenbach

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5/24 we are positioning the robots by chris cunningham in a specially fabricated vitrine that will be backlit when the exhibition is open. please do not mind the blue marking tape, won't be forgotten there before we seal the vitrine for @bjork #MoMABjork. if you would like to see more on my personal account follow me @klausbiesenbach

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6/24 we made a formation of all of our @bjork mannequins down in the registration department - "army of me" - they were all beautifully dressed by our sculpture conservator lynda zycherman and textile conservator sarah lowengard. ready to head up to the floor! #MoMABjork. if you would like to see more on my personal account follow me @klausbiesenbach

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8/24 this small @bjork doll was made in the likeness of @bjork on the cover of her 1993 album "debut" by incredible special effects and mannequin makers "asylum" in the uk. #MoMABjork. if you would like to see more on my personal account follow me @klausbiesenbach

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9/24 @mmparisdotcom made representations of each of @bjork's albums as as a heart - made of different materials and in different colors. these graphics are used on our audio journey through "songlines" and in the space to identify which chamber you're in. here is volta's heart alongside the @bernhardwillhelm body sculpture. #MoMABjork. @mmparisdotcom also realized the incredibly bjork catalogue and collaborated on the exhibition from the very beginning! a huge thank you!!!! if you would like to see more on my personal account follow me @klausbiesenbach

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10/24 three heroines of the @bjork exhibition, sculpture conservator lynda zycherman and textile conservator sarah lowengard steaming, fluffing, and finalizing the marjan pejoski swan dress. #MoMABjork. if you would like to see more on my personal account follow me @klausbiesenbach

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11/24 the final mannequin as visitors reach the end of the chronological journey through @bjork's seven albums (before vulnicura) in "songlines. the blue dress was designed by iris van herpen, the incredible dutch fashion designer who uses unusual materials like plastics and even 3D printing in her designs. #MoMABjork. if you would like to see more on my personal account follow me @klausbiesenbach

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finally installed and lit the alexander mcqueen bell dress paired with shoppy's medulla headpiece - that @bjork wore in "who is it" directed by dawn shadforth. #MoMABjork. if you would like to see more follow me on the museum account @themuseumofmodernart

A photo posted by Klaus Biesenbach (@klausbiesenbach) on Mar 2, 2015 at 7:23pm PST

we made a formation of all of our @bjork mannequins down in the registration department - "army of me" - they were all beautifully dressed by our sculpture conservator lynda zycherman and textile conservator sarah lowengard. ready to head up to the floor! #MoMABjork. if you would like to see more on the museum account follow me @themuseumofmodernart

A photo posted by Klaus Biesenbach (@klausbiesenbach) on Mar 2, 2015 at 4:25pm PST

as a curator i never worked with costumes and mannequins. exhibitions I work can be as minimal as projected images and colors, like pipilotti rist, or a single performer in the empty atrium, like marina abramovic. so to explore how to present the amazing objects that were developed in collaboration for bjork to visualize and express the various characters of her albums, i worked with sam gainsbury, amy gaunt, gideon ponte from gainsbury and whiting.....a huge THANK YOU

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MOMA's retrospective of Bjork runs from 8 March – 7 June 2015.