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Vivienne Westwood

Artist

WA-00034802

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None documented

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40%

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Authority Records (1)

MoMA

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/44496
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Vivienne Westwood is a British fashion designer whose radical tailoring, corsetry, and strategic use of tartan and subversive graphics engineered provocative silhouettes that fundamentally shaped punk and postpunk aesthetics from the 1970s onward. Working from her London shop and studio, she positioned garment production as conceptual statement on sexuality, class, and political resistance. Her practice redefined the relationship between fashion design and avant-garde practice.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 27d ago

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Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Victoria and Albert Museum

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Artworks (4)

Cut, Slash & Pull

1991 · Dress

Victoria and Albert Museum

Anarchy in the UK no. 1 (Zine cover featuring Soo Catwoman)

1977 · Lithograph

17 3/4 x 12 1/2" (45.1 x 31.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Athletic ensemble

1898 · (a, d, e) wool; (b, c) cotton; (f) linen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gym suit

1895 · cotton

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artwork sources (3)

4 published of 50 catalogued · 4 with image

The Met
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Victoria & Albert
1 publishedof 47 catalogued1 img
MoMA
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Gym suit
1895 · Met · 1 prov
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Athletic ensemble
1898 · Met · 1 prov
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