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"In big exhibitions, they normally show the big works and there’s never any room to show more humble creations or anonymous pieces of clothing, even though they might be very beautiful," he said.
"Here I wanted to give a place for things like that, which might otherwise never get out of the museums."
Lacroix’s work is often associated with a bold and even extravagant use of colors like red and yellow.
But he has always had a deep interest in the history of art and design, since his childhood in the ancient southern town of Arles and he had originally hoped to be a museum curator after studying the history of art at university.
"I had the impression of having passed through all those centuries and when I got to Paris, my treasure, the only thing that set me apart was the knowledge I had gained of painting and art," he said.
