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The Concise Dictionary of Dress

Wednesday 28th April, 2010 to Sunday 27th June, 2010

Location: Blythe House, London - Click for map

In this collaboration between a psychoanalyst and a costume curator, Adam Phillips re-describes dress in terms of anxiety, wish and desire, while Judith Clark’s installations raise issues of equivalence with Phillips’ definitions and bring garments and other items from the Victoria & Albert Museum’s archive to life in unexpected ways.
Published in parallel with an Artangel commission at Blythe House, location of the V&A;’s vast reserve collections, and designed by Studio Frith, The Concise Dictionary of Dress examines the nature of dictionaries, archives and dress curation and adds a stunning visual essay recording two overnight tours through Blythe House by renowned photographer Norbert Schoerner.

How to book:

Janette Scott at
[email protected] or Sarah Davies at [email protected], T +44 (0) 20 7713 1400