Walter Van Beirendonck - Draw the World Awake' + Cut the World Awake *Special Edition*

Publisher: Hannibal Books
Year: 2024
Format: Box with Two Hardcover Books + Signed & Numbered Silkscreen
Edition: 1st Edition, Limited Edition Of 100 Copies
Condition: New
Pages: 960 + 176 pages
Size: 34 × 24cm
Silkscreen Size: 99 x 96cm

In Draw the World Awake, Walter Van Beirendonck opens up his personal archives to reveal an incredibly rich but meticulously curated selection of the transmutative drawings that have been crucial in bridging the gap between his mind, his runways and the world at large. As one of the most influential fashion designers ever, the Antwerp Six member has been rethinking and reshaping what contemporary clothing can look and feel like for over four decades. Previously stored within his private vault, this curation of more than five hundred drawings on paper, some dreamt up in the eighties, others just weeks ago, offer an unprecedented insight into the wonderful, wild, hopeful world of a true artist who relentlessly follows his calling, no matter the hurdles or setbacks along the way.

Cut the World Awake presents an exclusive look into a crucial part of the creative method of this Antwerp Six member. Going back as far as the 90s but also including work used as instigators for his most recent collections, this book offers a selection of more than one hundred never-before-seen colour collages, brain-scanned, sliced and juxtaposed by one of the most influential and groundbreaking artists of our time. This publication features an extensive new interview with Walter Van Beirendonck himself and an exclusive and brilliant conversation between Walter and his long-time hero Paul McCarthy.