The Victoria and Albert Museum in London receives more than three million visitors a year, holds exhibitions on subjects as varied as plywood and Pink Floyd, and is famed for its documentation of historical art and fashion. However, one arm of the V&A recently acquired an unlikely and very up-to-date item: a plain white T-shirt, featuring the word “Corbyn” in a mock up of the famous Nike swoosh logo.
The V&A’s Design, Architecture and Digital Department has been acquiring items that explore public life. The T-shirt, made by Bristol Street Wear, is now part of the V&A’s Rapid Response Collection, which aims to explore how design, architecture and technology can be affected global political and social events.
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