The hypnotic exhibition The World of Tim Burton will make its debut on 10 October at the Turin Cinema Museum, for the first time in Italy.
How wonderful, one would exclaim! It will finally arrive in Italy too THE WORLD OF TIM BURTON, the exhibition dedicated to the creative genius of the American director and curated by Jenny He in collaboration with Tim Burton Productions. To be precise, it will be open to visitors at the Turin Cinema Museum from 10 October 2023 to 7 April 2024. Let’s see from the press release what it is about and how this extraordinary exhibition is organized which (the experience of Lucca Comics & Games is still fresh) will surely attract crowds of fans.
The World of Tim Burton: The Exhibition
It is a journey into Tim Burton’s visionary universe and creativity and the main core of the exhibition focuses on the director’s personal archive, displaying an incredible variety of his creative output. Not only therefore precious documents but also drawings and sketches with the recurring themes and visual motifs from which his characters came to life that characterize his distinctive cinematic worlds. Tim Burton will also star in an extraordinary Masterclass and will receive the Stella della Mole award in recognition of his visionary and innovative contribution with his inimitable style to the history of cinema. “Once again the National Cinema Museum pays homage to a great artist of international renown – he underlines Enzo Ghigo, president of the National Museum of Cinema. With his great creativity and mastery he has created universal films, appreciated by all, passionate and not. For over 30 years he has captivated us with his stories of him, from Beetlejuice and Batman to the recent smash hit of Wednesday, the second most watched English-language Netflix series ever ”. “Hosting Tim Burton in Turin is a dream come true – he says Dominic De Gaetano, director of the National Cinema Museum. The fantastic imagery of his films has accompanied our lives, from children to adults, and it will be wonderful to see how Tim Burton’s colorful and extravagant world fits into the magical space of the Mole Antonelliana. The exhibition has been hosted in other countries in conventional exhibition spaces, and I am sure that the National Cinema Museum will transform itself to unite architectural madness and creative genius, as well as being part of our institution’s strategic internationalization project”.
This large immersive exhibition is a unique journey into the mind of a creative genius, the definitive exploration of Tim Burton’s artistic production, inimitable style and specific perspective. Subdivided into 10 thematic sectionspresents over 500 examples of original artworkrarely or never seen before, from the beginning to the most recent projects, passing through sketches, paintings, drawings, photographs, concept art, storyboards, costumes, moving works, maquettes, puppets and life-size sculptural installations. An evocative setting will lead visitors and fans to immerse themselves in the extraordinary universe of Tim Burton, experiencing a deepening of his sensitivity and taking photos with the figure of the Balloon Boy, and you will have the opportunity to explore the exact replica of the artist’s personal studio along with a special sneak peek of current and unrealized projects. The exhibition traces the director’s footsteps and the evolution of his singular visual imagination as a multidimensional postmodern artist, in a sort of autobiography told through his limitless creative process.
Through the unique presentation of Tim Burton’s work, his unique vision transcends medium and format, making it clear how specific ideas, themes and even some images of his craft ended up in the most iconic films we now associate with the lavish cinematic spectacle. Long before critical and commercial success in the live-action and animation genres, Burton drew inspiration from television films, animation, newspaper comics, myths and school tales, and other forms of popular culture, incorporating these everlasting influences in his art and films. Sketches from his childhood demonstrate Burton’s diversity and recall the work of his predecessors, including classic cartoonists and illustrators such as Edward Gorey, Charles Addams, Don Martin e Theodore Geisel. Also the impact of Japanese monster movies, expressionist cinema, Universal Studios’ horror catalog and masters of suspense William Castle e Vincent Price permeate his work.
