Graffiti goddess dress

Graffiti goddess dress
 1999 {spring-summer 1999}

Gallery location
Not on display
 

About this work

For Gaultier the possibilities of trompe l’oeil and his fascination with skin guide his romantic and fetishist designs. Graffiti goddess dress employs trompe l’oeil to create the impression of a Classical form. Gaultier references Classical art and art history with this work, which has a subversive edge with the addition of the graffiti text ‘JPG’ and ‘safe sex’ etched into a photographed image of the statue.

Artwork Details

Medium
rayon (jersey)
Measurements
140.0 cm (centre back) 23.0 cm (waist, flat)
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
label, centre back, woven in green on black acetate: Jean Paul / GAULTIER / FEMME / MADE IN ITALY
Accession Number
2016.182
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by the Carla Zampatti Foundation, 2016
© Jean Paul Gaultier
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
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Not on display

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