Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists 25 Years at Kunsthal Rotterdam

Описание: The celebratory opening of the exhibition ‘Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists 25 Years’ to mark the 25th anniversary of the Amsterdam house of fashion Viktor&Rolf was conducted on Saturday 26 May 2018 by Her Royal Highness Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau.

Congratulations to the fashion duo were also expressed by Emily Ansenk, Director of the Kunsthal, the Mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb, the Minister of Education, Culture and Science Ingrid Van Engelshoven, guest curator Thierry-Maxime Loriot and the art collector Han Nefkens, who has been collecting the work of Viktor&Rolf for years. The impressive oeuvre of the fashion artists Viktor&Rolf was celebrated in a jubilant mood in the Kunsthal together with relatives, friends, relations from the world of fashion and art, and many sponsor partners.

‘Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists 25 Years’ is the largest exhibition of Viktor&Rolf in the Netherlands to date. It is the third exhibition that the Kunsthal has organised with guest curator Thierry-Maxime Loriot after the exhibition on Jean Paul Gaultier (2013) and the Kunsthal’s own international travelling exhibition on fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh (2016).
Viktor&Rolf collaborated with the Kunsthal in selecting highlights from their career, resulting in some sixty of the most innovative works from their haute couture and ready-to-wear collections. This exhibition is a unique opportunity to admire haute couture – usually only visible on the catwalk – at close quarters.

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary, the Han Nefkens Foundation has announced that it is donating eight fashion items to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, bringing its collection of works by Viktor&Rolf up to twenty-four pieces.

‘Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists 25 Years’ is based on the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne exhibition, developed in collaboration with Viktor&Rolf and guest curator Thierry-Maxime Loriot.
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is dedicated partner of the exhibition, with thanks to the Han Nefkens Foundation.

Video made by Team Peter Stigter

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