Immersive Van Gogh expo stops in New York

(New York) An immersive – and massive – exhibit celebrating artist Vincent Van Gogh draws on Broadway talent for his New York stopover.

Posted on June 8, 2021 at 3:53 p.m.

Mark Kennedy
Associated Press

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Producers ofImmersive Van Gogh tapped Tony Award-winning set designer David Korins after securing a space almost the size of a football field on the docks in Lower Manhattan. This is by far the largest showcase for this exhibition, already presented in Montreal and Quebec City in 2019 and 2020.

“They wanted something bigger, more sophisticated, deeper,” said David Korins, who designed sets for Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen – and who has long been a great fan of Van Gogh’s work. Korins notably added a ceiling installation that uses nearly 8,000 brushes, to reproduce in an exciting way The starry Night.

PHOTO JOHN MINCHILLO, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Projections of selected works of celebrated painter Vincent Van Gogh are displayed at a preview of the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit at Pier 36, Friday, June 4, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Corey Ross, Senior Producer ofImagine Van Gogh, explained that the exhibition adapts to any city it lands in: New York was the biggest challenge of any city visited. “The question was, basically: how to integrate the essence of New York? He said.

Some elements of David Korins’ work should be added to the next stages of the exhibition, which has already been presented in San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto and Paris, and plans to expand to more than a dozen cities. in North America, including Los Angeles, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Minneapolis and Pittsburgh.

PHOTO MARK LENNIHAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS

The arrival of this exhibition-show in New York comes as the American metropolis is emerging from a hard confinement that has paralyzed all cultural events.

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The heart of the show remains the same in every city: a 38-minute digital film projected in immersion in a vast space, which dynamically and elegantly weaves images of Van Gogh’s paintings on the walls and on the floor, accompanied by a strip- the sound of soft electronic music and ethereal piano. These parts were designed by Massimiliano Siccardi, with original music by Luca Longobardi.

The arrival of this exhibition-show in New York comes as the American metropolis is emerging from a hard confinement that has paralyzed all cultural events. “I feel like this is a huge and bright beacon of hope for the arts in New York,” said David Korins.

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