In the old days, if you wanted to see Vincent Van Gogh’s iconic and emotional painting, “Starry Night,” you’d have to travel to New York City's Museum of Modern Art to glimpse a painting that measures 28-by-36 inches.
Sure, nothing compares to viewing one of the most famous pieces of Western art in person … at least in terms of bragging rights. But if you want to really experience the paintings of the post-Impressionist master, you need only wait till July, when the internationally acclaimed Immersive Van Gogh exhibit arrives in Las Vegas, at a "secret" location yet to be announced. It’s the show’s ninth location, and it’s even been featured in an episode of Netflix’s Emily in Paris.
Rather than the images being constrained inside a frame, Van Gogh’s rich yellow sunflowers, thick brushstrokes and blue-hued cityscapes will splash indulgently across more than 500,000 cubic feet of projections. Viewers will stand in socially distanced circles, with art on every wall and even on the floor below them. Some of the paintings on display will include “Starry Night,” “Sunflowers,” “The Bedroom” and “The Potato Eaters.”
“The scale, the images and the effect of being inside Van Gogh’s work have led some visitors to cry,” Christine Morales wrote of the exhibit, in The New York Times.
Immersive Van Gogh is designed by Italian film producer Massimiliano Siccardi, with original music by Italian composer Luca Longobardi.
As part of an “hour-long, timed-entry, walk-through experience,” visitors will luxuriate inside 60,600 frames of video and 90 million pixels, according to a press announcement.
Show opens July 1, location TBA, $60+, 844-307-4644, immersivevangogh.com.
