Antwerp City Collection

De Stadscollectie Antwerpen is a lively tribute to the artists who give colour to the city of Antwerp. From emerging talent to established names, this collection highlights local creativity but also the global influence of Antwerp’s art scene. Welcome!

Stephen Willats

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I Don't Want to Be Like Anyone Else, 1977

Stephen Willats

Photography , 6 x (76 x 109 cm)

photographic prints, ink, text on card

I Don’t Want to Be Like Anyone Else (1977) uses images of a young woman who lived in a West London housing estate to represent six functions that society ascribes to the individual. The six panels implicitly address the social conditions behind a powerful innovation at this time: punk culture in its initial, self-organised phase (before it was commercialised).

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