88.12.1

Images (7)

Faking_It_11 Left to right 95.82.5 (suit), 2014.8.1 (Pop Art suit), 92.26.1 (skirt), 88.12.1 (suit)

Faking_It_33 Left to right 88.12.1 (suit), 87.96.2 (sweater), 93.165.1 (dress), P90.87.1 (soup dress)

RetroSpective_08 Left to right 88.12.1 (suit), 2005.23.1 (dress), 85.84.2 (leggings), 2004.42.3B (textile wall)

Faking_It_32 Left to right 95.82.5 (suit), 2014.8.1 (Pop Art suit), 92.26.1 (skirt), 88.12.1 (suit), 87.96.2 (sweater), 93.165.1 (dress), P90.87.1 (soup dress), P91.11.1 (boots case), P91.51.6 (dress hidden), 95.180.1 (dress), P91.51.7 (dress), 82.199.2 (hat case)

RetroSpective_44 Left to right 89.198.2 (dress hidden), 2010.64.1 (tape measure dress), 73.1.1007 (textile case), 87.119.6 (belt case), P93.12.5 (textile wall), 88.25.3 (paper dress hidden), 99.91.1 (paper dress), 2005.58.2 (denim and black dress), 81.48.2 (chain mail dress), 80.200.4, 2010.68.1 (bags case), 88.12.1 (suit), 2005.23.1 (dress), 85.84.2 (leggings), 2004.42.3B (textile wall), 93.70.1 (ensemble), 98.59.4, 89.69.24 (shoes case), 2013.6.1 (ensemble)

RetroSpective_50 Left to right 88.12.1 (suit), 2005.23.1 (dress), 85.84.2 (leggings), 2004.42.3B (textile wall), 93.70.1 (ensemble), 98.59.4, 89.69.24 (shoes case), 2013.6.1 (ensemble)

Object: Man's suit

Designer: Mike Bidlo

Date: 1982

Medium: Painted tweed

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Mike Bidlo

Object number: 88.12.1

DescriptionMan's suit with Jackson Pollock style spatter paint in black, white and grey on tweed fabric, single breasted jacket and straightleg pants

Label Text:“Appropriationist” artist Mike Bidlo used Jackson Pollock’s “splatter” painting technique to decorate this suit. Bidlo is known for creating exact replicas of paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Warhol, and Duchamp. His 1982 exhibition featuring reproductions of Pollock’s drip paintings generated much debate about the originality of Bidlo’s work.

In Collection(s)

Menswear
1980s

Exhibitions:

RetroSpective
Faking It: Originals, Copies, and Counterfeits