The Marksman: Annchen (2009)
- constructed of PVC, Lycra, and Swarovski crystals.
- Artists: Viktor Horsting, Rolf Snoeren (Netherlands).
Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Statements, at...
The High Museum of Art
Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
7 February 2026.
Dutch fashion artists Viktor&Rolf originally created these costumes in 2009, for Robert Wilson's performance of a 19th-century opera, The Marksman (Der Freischütz). Wilson was a renowned American experimental-theater playwright and director.
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About Viktor&Rolf
— High Museum websiteFor more than three decades, Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have explored the connections between the worlds of haute couture and art. The self-confessed fashion world outsiders call themselves fashion artists, blurring the boundaries between clothing and art through their unconventional work. Viktor&Rolf are acclaimed for their masterful technical skill; their surprising, thought-provoking approach to design; and their deep knowledge of fashion and history.
This is the first dedicated exhibition of their work in the United States, as well as the first project sponsored by the Lauren Amos Fashion Project at the High Museum of Art. It features more than one hundred of Viktor&Rolf’s most daring and avant-garde works, alongside videos, sketches, dolls, and photographs that bring their process to life.
Their collections often begin with an abstract idea, and from there, each step of conceptual and technical development considers the final presentation—the fashion show. Rather than straightforward catwalk presentations, their shows tend to be true performances in which they act as storytellers, directors, and often participants. Thinking outside of the box, combining unrelated elements, and pushing the boundaries of the imaginable—together, this is what makes Viktor&Rolf’s designs so unique.
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About Robert Wilson and "The Marksman"
Robert Wilson (1941 – 2025) was an American director and playwright of experimental theater. He also worked as a choreographer, performer, painter, sculptor, video artist, and sound and lighting designer. He is best known for his collaboration with Philip Glass and Lucinda Childs on Einstein on the Beach, and his frequent collaborations with Tom Waits.— Wikipedia.
In May 2009, Robert Wilson collaborated with dramaturge Wolfgang Wiens, for his production of Carl Maria von Weber's opera, "Der Freischütz," at the Pentecost Festival in Baden-Baden, Germany. The "Freeshooter" was Robert Wilson's second collaboration with the fashion design duo Viktor & Rolf from Amsterdam. They first worked together on the dance piece 2Lips and Dancers and Space (Luxembourg, 2004). The opening in Baden-Baden was conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock.— Robert Wilson.
Der Freischütz (the "Freeshooter" or "Marksman") is a 1821 German romantic opera in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826), with a libretto by Friedrich Kind, based on an old German folk tale in which a hapless huntsman enters a pact with the devil and, in exchange for bullets that never miss, pays a gruesome price.— Wikipedia.
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Philip Glass (composer), Robert Wilson (librettist):
Einstein on the Beach
Album: Einstein on the Beach (Label: Tomato Records, 1978)
