Instant Whip

Instant Whip: revisiting the textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, 1977–1987 is a new project that focuses on Scotland’s fashion and textiles history through engagement with material held in a unique collection held in The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) Archives and Collections, donated by textile artist Fraser Taylor in 2014.

The collection encompasses drawings, printed textile samples, fabric lengths, garments and ephemera from when Taylor studied as an undergraduate student at GSA and The Royal College of Art. It also includes work he produced as one of the founding members of 1980s interdisciplinary studio The Cloth.

Presented in partnership with The Reid Gallery at The Glasgow School of Art and Print Clan, an exhibition, publication and events programme will bring together archive material with newly commissioned work by Taylor. Together they intend to explore recurring links to Glasgow as a place of creativity during the period 1977–87.

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Instant Whip: revisiting the textiles and papers of Fraser Taylor, 1977–87 is co-curated by Dr Helena Britt with Panel and presented in partnership with The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections, The Reid Gallery at The Glasgow School of Art and Print Clan.

It is generously funded by Creative Scotland and The Hope Scott Trust.