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Hymenoptera

Panamarenko (in 1974)

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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hallo Maxence, this is an antwork by the famous Belgian sculptor Panamarenko (1940-2019). His whole life Panamarenko was fascinated by flying, as well as mechanics. iHis sculptures are like fantastical creatures, which potentially could fly. The title of this work, 'Hymenoptera', refers to a group of insects with transparant wings, such as flies, bees, wasps, ants. Wikipedia says there are over 150.000 different species, and with this sculpture the artist has added one more. Kind regards, Els

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Title	Hymenoptera
Material and technique	Steel, nylon, glassfibre reinforced plastic (GRP) and rope
Object type	Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 175 cm Length 165 cm Height 126 cm
Artists	Artist: Panamarenko
Accession number	BEK 1523 (MK)
Credits	Purchased 1974
Department	Modern Art
Acquisition date	1974
Creation date	in 1974
Internal exhibitions	Alles kids (2016) Boijmans Ahoy, drive-thru museum (2020)
Research	Show research Digitising Contemporary Art
Material	Steel > Steel alloy > Iron > Common metal > Metal > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique Glassfibre reinforced plastic (GRP) > Artificial synthetic > Synthetic > Material > Material and technique Rope > Cord > Worked fibres > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Nylon > Polyamide > Plastic > Artificial synthetic > Synthetic > Material > Material and technique
Object	Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Panamarenko

Antwerpen 1940 - Antwerpen 2019

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