
Walter van Beirendonck & Wild and Letal Trash!, believe. Rotterdam and Ostfildern -Ruit: Museum Boijmans van Beuningen and Hatje Cantz Verlag, 1998. Hardcover, 74 pp. 32 x 25 cm. First edition, first printing.
Illustrated throughout with full color photographs, drawings, graphics. Photography by Juergen Teller. Make-up by Inge Grognard. Graphic design by Paul Boudens. Includes pages from Walter Van Beirendonck's notebooks, and four pages of stickers.
believe is a catalog to accompany the exhibition 'Kiss the future!' that ran in the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam from September 10 to November 15, 1998.
Contributions:
- Thimo te Duits: 'believe: a fairy tale come true'
- Suzy Menkes: 'prosthetic as beauty aesthetic: resculpting faces for the new millennium
- Max Borka: 'the closest thing'
- Pascale Renaux: Artifice: a conversation with Walter van Beirendonck and Orlan
The book revolves around the French body artist Orlan, who served as the muse for Walter Van Beirendonck's Winter '98 season. Orlan is known for using her own body as her medium and altering it through plastic surgery, creating art through her physical transformation.
The publication accompanies the exhibition "Kiss the Future!" as part of the "September in Rotterdam" event held at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. The content provides insight into the artistic collaboration between Orlan and Walter Van Beirendonck and delves into the innovative use of body art as a form of expression.
Overall, the book offers an in-depth look into the intersection of fashion, body art, and contemporary artistry, making it a valuable resource for enthusiasts and researchers interested in these fields.
Condition: the hardcover and the DJ are in very good condition, with minor soiling to the cloth. Top of DJ on back cover shows a slight wrinkle. The interior is clean and intact, and includes all stickers. The only flaw is the missing yellow bellyband.