An artist has accused Andrew Bolton, curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s spring 2026 exhibition, of displaying and collecting what she has described as a “counterfeit” of her work, without credit or compensation. In a series of now-viral Instagram posts, the first of which was published on May 11, the London-based sculptor, textile designer, and filmmaker Anouska Samms claimed joint-authorship of Corpus Nervina 0.0 , a garment included in the recently opened “ Costume Art .” According to Samms, Corpus Nervina 0.0 was inspired by a 2023 piece she created in collaboration with Yoav Hadari for his fashion label, Psycheangelic, titled Nervina . Related Articles In the video, Samms claims that she met Hadari during a studio residency at the Alexander McQueen Sarabande Foundation, where he invited her to hand-weave several pieces for his 2023 Autumn/Winter collection, including the Nervina hair dress.…