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The Bee

Walter Van Beirendonck and Stephen Jones (in 2008)

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faama M'Baye asked

what is the story of it
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Dear Faama, As most artworks, the piece has many stories. It started out as part of a fashion collection, shown on the catwalk. But Walter van Beirendock, the artist, does not just design wearables, his items can be understood as statements about the world we are living in. In this particular case it could be a statement about nature and the way we humans are exploiting it. Kind regards, Els

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Title	The Bee
Material and technique	Latex, linen/coton, wood, paint, paper mache, metal
Object type	Ensemble > Clothing > Personal use > Utensil
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 207 cm Width 110 cm Depth Error: 30,5 is not a valid BCD value cm
Artists	Designer: Walter Van Beirendonck Designer: Stephen Jones
Accession number	DTM 240 a-f (KN&V)
Credits	Purchased with the support of Mondriaan Fund, 2008
Department	Applied Arts & Design
Acquisition date	2008
Creation date	in 2008
Internal exhibitions	The Art of Fashion: Installing Allusions (2009)
External exhibitions	A Queen Within - Adorned Archetypes (2013)
Material	Linen > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Metal > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique Wood > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Papier-mâché > Non-laid finished paper > Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Latex > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Ensemble > Clothing > Personal use > Utensil

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Walter Van Beirendonck

Brecht 1957

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Stephen Jones

Wirral 1957

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