Westwood Challenge

Vivienne Westwood Anglomania + Lee are launching an online installation entitled ‘100 Days of Active Resistance’ (www.ar100days.com) on the 8^th of September. We are asking the public to participate by submitting an artwork or photograph that best represents Vivienne’s principle idea of Active Resistance and everyday one artwork will be featured on the website for the next 100 days, finishing with an exhibition displaying the best selection of artworks we’ve received.

“The principle idea of Active Resistance is that you get out of life what you put in and that real experience of the world involves thinking” – Vivienne Westwood.

100 days of positive thought, active change, speaking up and being heard. Vivienne Westwood Anglomania and Lee Jeans encourage communication and individuality through an online installation sharing interpretations of Vivienne Westwood’s Active Resistance.

“It is not enough to follow world politics, see films and read the prize-winning best seller. This is superficial, you need to go deep in order to understand who you are, what the world is and how things could be better. This involves culture which can only be acquired by self-education: human beings should mirror the world.” – Vivienne Westwood.

Every day for one hundred days one image will be selected from your submissions and shared online on www.ar100days.com from the 8^th of September.

At the close of 100 days, the 100 chosen images will become a part of a London exhibition dedicated to the project.

Vivienne Westwood will celebrate the launch of the website and their collaboration with Lee at their London W1 stores with an exhibition of Vivienne Westwood denim pieces from past to present on the 8^th of September coinciding with Vogue’s Fashion Night Out.

So stand up and speak out! Take a photo, write a slogan, create an image and show us your active resistance. Visit www.ar100days.com from the 8^th of September and make a submission.

For more information on Active Resistance please visit www.activeresistance.co.uk

I received this press release yesterday and I think it sounds cool and thought-provoking, typically Westwood.  I’m definitely going to submit a photo and if I find the time I  will do an art piece, probably applique. I’m looking forward to following it over the 100 days.

Please note:

Submitted image must be – 640 x 480 pixels (6:4) – landscape or portrait

Must not exceed 6mb in size Jpg, gif, or png format

Must be available to download in print quality