Originally posted by Seventh
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First, like with Jun and Raf, she wants to share with the world the kind of art that inspires her. Let's face it - none of the images she has put on her clothes are even remotely close to the iconic status of that Peter Saville graphic. Outside of a narrow circle (taken in a large context) of people who know art, these are unfamiliar. I did not know who Juliette Margaret Cameron was until I saw it on Ann's clothes. Same goes for Jim Dine. I bet you 80% of the people on this board are the same way.
Second, as you have guessed yourself already, she does want you to see art in a different context. You put the art on your body, instead of hanging it on the wall. Those were her exact words. With Jim Dine, it was a collaboration - she invited him over to Antwerp and they worked together. With Kara Walker, she went beyond the tshirts - which would be commandable by Beardown's criteria.
The DaDa collection was a bit different - that was a story she imagined about what the dadaists would look if they went on vacation. Except the Dada tshirt, the rest of the collection was quite abstract. I am sure you don't think that dadaists have monopoly on colorblocks or that Mondrian has monopoly on prime colors. :-)
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