Lot Essay
Probably manufactured as a promotional item by Campbell's Soup Inc., the design illustrates the exchange between contemporary art, consumerism, product identity, and the advertising industries. Manufactured of paper, the dress is emblematic of disposability in modern society. The 'one-size-fits-all' garment could be cropped along the gold hemlines to suit the wearer's height, thus modifying the formality of traditional user-to-product relationships. Examples are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the Andy Warhol Museum.