R.I.P. Germain shares five items of clothing to explore how a thread of cultural history can be told through what we wear.
In 2026, R.I.P. Germain was commissioned as part of V&A East’s New Work series exploring the theme The Stories of Clothes. wheeloffortune can be viewed on the Digital Screen at V&A East Museum from Saturday 14 November 2026 – Sunday 20 June 2027.
He also curated one of V&A East Museum’s X Selects displays in the Why We Make galleries in response to the theme of ‘The Stories of Clothes’. X Selects invites two creative practitioners (artists, designers, collectives) to delve into the V&A’s collections and develop their own capsule display in the galleries. See R.I.P. Germain’s display at V&A East Museum from Saturday 14 November 2026 to 31 October 2027.