Tim Burton brings Batman and Edward Scissorhands to Melbourne
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21 October 2009
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An exclusive exhibition of Tim Burton’s cult-classic films is leaving New York and heading to Melbourne in 2010, bringing over 700 examples of rarely or never-before-seen drawings, paintings, photographs, storyboards, moving-image works, puppets, maquettes and costumes, including highlights from the yet to be released Alice in Wonderland.
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The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) will run the exhibition at Federation Square as part of the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series from 24 June through to 10 October 2010.
ACMI Director Tony Sweeney said Melbourne shared the privilege of being one of only three locations in the world to host the exhibition.
Premier John Brumby said, “The Melbourne Winter Masterpieces is a hugely successful series, attracting over two million people so far and injecting more than $100 million into the Victorian economy since the series was launched in 2004. And 2010 is set to be another bumper year.”
The retrospective exhibition will reveal Tim Burton’s 27-year career as director, artist, illustrator, writer and photographer. It will feature artworks and objects drawn from his personal archive, studio archives and private collections. Even early childhood drawings and student films will be available for viewing.
“Tim Burton is the creative genius behind some of the most loved hits and cult-classic films of our time. From Beetlejuice to Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, his imagination has captured audiences across the world,” Mr Brumby said.
On display will be the original puppets from the Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride, costumes from Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns and Sleepy Hollow and props from the set of Mars Attacks.
"Burton’s amazing catalogue of work has influenced a generation of young artists across the moving image art spectrum,” Mr Brumby said. “We are absolutely delighted to be partnering with MoMA to bring this extraordinary exhibition to Melbourne.” |
