Abu Dhabi: Van Gogh Alive – The Experience will visit the UAE for a three-month stay early next week.
Held under the patronage of the Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, the acclaimed multi-media art exhibition is being brought to the UAE by Grande Exhibitions and local event company 6IX Degrees Entertainment.
No ordinary exhibition, Van Gogh Alive combines a specially chosen score of classical music with over 3,000 images. Some of the artist’s most famous paintings as well as other inspirational images are displayed on the walls, floor and ceiling of the exhibition space using 40 high-definition projectors.
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Visitors are introduced to a unique symphony of light, colour and sound as famous artworks are shown in their entirety, broken down into highlighted sections or magnified on a huge scale.
The carefully selected soundtrack invites art lovers to immerse themselves in the detail and vivid colours of Van Gogh’s paintings, uncovering the subtle meanings and ideas behind the artist’s most famous masterpieces.
Visiting Abu Dhabi and Dubai for two separate six-week exhibitions, Van Gogh Alive – The Experience promises to be one of the cultural highlights of the year.
The experience will take place at the Abu Dhabi National Theatre from January 14 to February 26 before moving on to Dubai where it will be on show at Dubai Design District from March 11 to April 23.
Born on March 30, 1853, Vincent Willem Van Gogh is one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of western art. He created more than 2,000 works of art, including 860 oil paintings, before his death on July 29, 1890.
While Van Gogh’s work has been on display in museums and art galleries around the world for more than 100 years they have never been shown in this manner. Van Gogh Alive is more than just an exhibition of the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter’s work. It is a full-sensory, multi-media experience that is a world away from the traditional, often silent and sometimes unnerving, gallery shows.
Visitors will feel as though they are immersed in Van Gogh’s art, as waves of images and sound wash over them.
This new style of sensory exhibition not only appeals to adult art lovers, it also makes a trip to the gallery a new, different and exciting prospect for youngsters who can playfully interact with the paintings and pictures on display.
Prices: Adults: Dh70
Kids: Dh65 (up to 16 y.o.)
Student discount: Dh65 (any age, with student card)
When: Abu Dhabi, January 14-February 26, Dubai, March 11-April 23l
Where: Abu Dhabi National Theatre and Dubai Design District
Tickets purchased through: Platinum List, Virgin Megastore, Dubai Calendar app
