The English artist Stephen Willats investigates identity and interpersonal relationships with the aid of diagrams, photomontages, and articles of clothing he began designing during the ’60s. In his recent solo show, he presented a number of works from his ongoing “Multiple Clothing Series,” 1992–. Rather than serve as hermetic art objects, these mix-and-match PVC garments invite viewers to participate in an interactive social experiment.

Clothing is, of course, tied to the representation of the wearer’s personality, and here the need for personal expression was pushed to the limit, not without