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title: "Dress Code: Tube Socks and Cut-Out Jumpsuits"
date: 2023-02-10T05:30:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Dress Code: Tube Socks and Cut-Out Jumpsuits

*February 10, 2023* — by [Sala Levin ’10](/author/sala-levin-10)


> Stamp Gallery Exhibit Explores Clothing’s Possibilities

*Stamp Gallery Unfold Exhibit 02092023 SC 5461 1920x1080 — Artist Hoesy Corona's "Climate Poncho," right, is part of the Stamp Gallery's new "Unfold" exhibit, which explores the political, cultural, environmental and religious implications of clothing.*

If every jumbled pile of socks were a work of art, parents worldwide would preserve their teenagers’ clothing-strewn rooms as if they had a Picasso on their hands. But in a new exhibit in the University of Maryland’s Stamp Gallery, socks take center stage—only they’re plaster, not cotton.

“[Unfold](https://calendar.umd.edu/unfold-gallery-exhibition),” which opened last month and has its opening reception tonight, examines what clothing can be beyond a functional—or even purely decorative—garment. The show’s ponchos, ventilated jumpsuits and scenes of protest explore how clothing can make statements on politics, religion, personal identity, climate change and more.


*tube sock art*


*photo illustration on wood of woman holding cloth*


*blue and white jumpsuits with several cut-outs*



**Sidebar note:**

The opening reception for “Unfold” will take place tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Stamp Gallery. The reception is open to the public.





**Topics:** [Arts & Culture](https://today.umd.edu/tags/arts-culture)


**Tags:** [Visual Arts](https://today.umd.edu/topic/visual-arts), [Arts](https://today.umd.edu/topic/arts)


**Units:** [College of Arts and Humanities](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-arts-and-humanities), [Division of Student Affairs](https://today.umd.edu/topic/division-student-affairs)