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Tim Burton retrospective at MoMA
Earlier this week I attended the press preview of the upcoming MoMA Tim Burton retrospective exhibit, which opens Sunday, 22 November 2009. The exhibit is a showcase of his work from childhood to the present.
There are paintings, sketches, figurines, sculptures, photography, video, storyboards, and props from his movies. MoMA did an excellent job of encompassing all aspects of his work. I've been a fan of his since I first saw Pee Wee's Big Adventure, but it wasn't until Beetlejuice that I truly saw his genius. The exhibit was sponsored by the Syfy channel, which I enjoy as well.
Here are some of my photos from the exhibit. If you're in New York City, you definitely have to check it out. It's open until April 2010. I left the exhibit very inspired and I definitely plan to see it again.
Tim Burton gave some remarks at the press preview, mostly just to say thanks. I've included that, and some other footage I shot, in this little video I put together. This was shot on my Canon Powershot SX-1 IS.
Here's an official video by MoMA about the exhibit.
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really cool !
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I wish I was there!! Awesome
Very cool! I have always loved Tim Burton's work.
WoW! Eu simplesmente amo o job do TB!!!
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Amei o post!!!!!!! Como sempre o abduzeedo é o meu site de referências preferido!
Dammit, I wish I could go, it looks incredible! Tim Burton is one of my idols, he creates such works of art when he puts pencil to paper. I'm not really talking about his films so much as his style, there's something about the weirdness that really draws me in.
Whenever I do illustrations, I always tend to follow suit and draw strange STRANGE images.
The work of Tim Burton is always amazing. i wish i was there. thanks for sharing your report!
Wow. He is a great illustrator and visionary. I'm gonna go to that show -dp
Holy ç®åµ ....i'm gonna fly to New York just for this.....!!!
OK, maybe a few other reasons as well, but definitely this-
Awesome work
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Burton is going crazy. Really nice!
thanks for sharing,totally cool !
Oh my god! I´m so jealous! I wish I could have go!!! Love Tim Burton and all his movies and art work!
He got style! Very interesting.
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Hey Francisco! Great post! I love Tim Burton ! Unforunately I won't be able to go to this exhibit since I'm not in NYC and I'm planning to go over there after April, do you now if there are any plans on letting this exhibit run longer?? Let me know :)
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I am so jealous of you and anyone else who can go to this. I love Tim Burton and his art, movies and humor. I am counting down till Alice in wonderland comes out. My fav director, actor, actress, and story book all rolled into one movie, you can’t get much better then that.
I am so jealous of you and anyone else who can go to this. I love Tim Burton and his art, movies and humor. I am counting down till Alice in wonderland comes out. My fav director, actor, actress, and story book all rolled into one movie, you can’t get much better then that.
I am so jealous of you and anyone else who can go to this. I love Tim Burton and his art, movies and humor. I am counting down till Alice in wonderland comes out. My fav director, actor, actress, and story book all rolled into one movie, you can’t get much better then that.
Genial entrar a una sala y al mundo y mirada de Tim Burton, realmente muy buen diseño de exposicion y ambientacion de la sala.
retrospection at its best... love em all!
fantastic
I agree with you Luke, I'm drawn in more by his illustrations than his newer movies, which are good, but they have lost some special essence that his older ones had. I'll still see his films and love them, but I always feel like they are missing something. That's why it was great to see this exhibit because it did focus a lot on his sketches/illustrations/etc. In the video interview that MoMA made, Tim Burton said that this exhibit has inspired him because he got to see a lot of his old work that he hasn't looked at in a while. Maybe this means he'll make another unique, completely new, weird dark fantasy movie again! I really hope so!
To Pussysugar, sorry I don't know if they plan to extend it.
Great post Notorius F! I really love Burton and find it so neat that the MoMa has and exhibit of his work. Thanks for sharing!
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i love this stuff, iv loved it ever since i was 3years old. i have always just clicked with the worlds that tim has created. now that im grown i think its because of the inocens thats hidden behind the strang and unusal that seams to freek some people out. i realy think that as tim has gon on we all seam to forget how we as kids looked at the world, it was a scary, weird , and wonderful place that we were just beganing to learn about. thats the way i still see the world and thats why i love most anything tim does, because thats exactly whats in my head. keep looking for the strang in the everyday, and the familiar in the wearid.
i love tim burton too, but was very disappointed in the show - does it really belong in the MOMA? perhaps a simple survey of his wonderful black and white drawings would have been enough (and would have more appropriately showcased his exceptional imagination...)? are we so starving for 'the next big art star' that we can't see the forest through the trees. i was more dismayed by the decisions of the museum's curatorial staff than by mr. burton's work. nice try but back to the drawing board folks!
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