this woman was once a punk
"active resistance to propaganda" manifesto by vivienne westwood
my manifesto is very short, concentrated and difficult to absorb in one go. please read it though: there are surely some points which will arrest your thoughts and i hope that you will be interested enough to re-read it. its principle idea is that you get out of life what you put in and that real experience of the world involves thinking; it is not enough to follow world politics, see films and read the prize-winning best seller. this is superficial, and 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. my aim is to make a statement about what I know others must think; that is why i have written. intellectuals unite!
i. seperate the idea of true culture from the anthropological version
ii. make the point that skepticism is the underlying factor for ideas including the idea of progress. our culture is stagnant. we need to question everything. iii. tell you people that everytime they e.g. look up a word in the dictionary, e.g. look at paintings instead of a magazine, etc, they are thinking and therefore part of a resistance movement (they can get a badge, AR- active resistance to propaganda)
i think i now need to write an additional text to accompany and further explain the manifesto. i would like to publish a book of essays of practical help towards self-cultivatyion of ideas. my essay looking at painting for beginners could be included.
the fold label show i will present in paris on october fourth is called AR. i am using my show to present the ideas of my campaign- lots of badges and graphics- great t-shirts- instead of seeing che guevara on peoples chests i thought why not put rembrandt on a t-shirt, he wore a beret and was just as revolutionary. the theme is that there is a secret revolution going on, a resistance movement in town, active resistance to propaganda.
