By Cathy H. Burroughs
Fashion & Culture Writer/Blogger

What do Madonna, the illustrious experimental opera impresario Robert Wilson, the Dutch National Ballet, Julia Roberts, Tilda Swinton, Cardi B, Chloe Sevigny, Grace Jones, Lady Gaga, Janelle Monae, a Zen Garden, the Met Gala, Russian nesting dolls and the High Museum of Art all have in common?

They all in various shocking and mind-bending ways showcase the often outrageous, boundary-crashing avant-garde haute couture fashion art created by the world renowned Dutch design duo. Also captured is this visionary deep dive into their massive body of work, ideas and social commentary, spanning three decades: Viktor& Rolf. Fashion Statements.

Kudos and high praise go to the High Museum of Art for being the sole U.S. venue or fashion arbiter to land this extraordinary, gallant and thrilling multi-layered and multi-leveled epic exhibit of the landmark, ground-breaking pair of design geniuses which soon culminates its four month run.

Cross-pollinating in the worlds of high art, conceptual inventive fashion, red carpet celebrity, dance, theater, weddings, perfume, innovative performance, photography (the High also commissioned Atlanta photographers AB+DM to document the designers’ work), and more their design aesthetic and wild collective imagination challenges every preconception. It effortlessly turns haute couture on its ear, as do the more than 100 works of this remarkable chandelier bedecked, platform revolving, scaffolding positioned, gravity-defying exhibit of these profoundly influential design diviners.

Cathy H. Burroughs has covered fashion, culture, theater, art, food, performance and travel for a wide variety of publications. In addition to her regular stint for www.journeypod.com, her articles have appeared in the international supplement of The New YorkTimes, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Magazine, Dance Magazine, High Performance, Backstage Magazine, Atlanta Intown and many others.