The Future Begins Today | Kate Gilbert

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For The Future Begins Today, Kate Gilbert created a series of artifacts for a fictitious time-travelling fashion designer, Elliotte, who returns to the 1970s from a distant future to launch her new line of prêt-à-porter. These artefacts include: a press release for the launch of Elliotte’s new line, a letter contacting Sylvia Gray about carrying the line in her store, and a photograph featuring Elliotte dressed in one of her creations. Along with a dress created by Elliotte that blends the styles of many eras, these artefacts have been embedded into the museum’s collection as evidence of Elliotte’s success in bringing the future to the pa

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Kate Gilbert
Kate Gilbert

Kate Gilbert is an artist and creative strategist exploring the role the arts and artists play in transforming our cities, our relationships, and ourselves. In her artwork, curatorial projects, and public art consultancy, she strives to facilitate joy and spontaneity and to help propel public appreciation of contemporary art practices.

In her practice, Gilbert employs humor, simulation, and meditative observation to question objects of comfort, the retail systems they operate in, our consumptive behaviors, and our collective fears.

Gilbert is a graduate of Connecticut College (MA ’96) and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA ’13). She lives and works in Boston, MA.

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