RICHARD BLISS
artist/tailor
The Quest for the Perfect Shirt
13th September - 30th November
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Market Place
Bishop Auckland
Durham
DL14 7NP
Photo: Lee Dobson
Since 2017 I have been creating shirts in an attempt to understand the perceptions, presentations and performance of our multiple masculinities. My aim is to produce 100 shirts and have 1000 conversations about masculinity. I am approaching the end of my quest, with over 60 shirts now made. In this show I presented over 40 shirts. The shirts were been selected on three main criteria; That they have generated most conversations when being shown before, that they represent group conversations, or that they represent the most overlooked or mis-understood masculinities. Over 6500 people visited the show.
The Quest for the Perfect Shirt is an ongoing project. It has its own old website that you can see HERE