Until mid April 2023
MONET –
Rebel and Genius
The largest immersive Monet show and exhibition in Europe at the Gaskessel Wuppertal
MONET –
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„There’s never been so much Monet.“
“Monet – Rebel and Genius” is an immersive experience in a class of its own. The show with its many details and skillful arrangements of famous paintings stands out far from the crowd of the usual immersive offerings. Sensitively composed especially for the rooms of the Visiodrom with respect for the work of the father of Impressionism, “Monet – Rebel and Genius” brings the masterful paintings of Claude Monet to life.
Travel through France in the painter’s footsteps and experience Monet’s greatest painterly moments up close. Experience for yourself at the scene of the action how his paintings are created.
The immersive multi-media spectacle for the whole family presents over 250 important works by the French master. The unique combination of image and sound worlds creates an Impressionist dream in the Visiodrom. The guest moves through Monet’s vivid world of images. Here, art can be felt and experienced directly – understanding art with all the senses.
The accompanying exhibition provides deep insights into Monet’s turbulent life and his time. Many of the technical innovations we take for granted today were invented and developed in Monet’s time. The telephone, the automobile and even the Eiffel Tower achieved their breakthrough during Monet’s lifetime.
Whoever visits Wuppertal – understands Monet.
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Impressions
Dr. Gerhard Finckh, art historian,
Museum director (ret.)
“In the Visiodrom, the communication of art goes far beyond the explanatory word. Here, visitors can immerse themselves in art and experience it directly. That fascinates me very much.”
Impression and projection are both based on light. And both, in their own way, focus on the effect of light. Still, the rule is: no show production of old masters without scientific advice that makes statements about what special features are in each individual painting. For “Monet – Rebel and Genius”, art historian Dr. Gerhard Finckh took on this special task. During his time as director of the Von der Heydt-Museum, he curated numerous Impressionist exhibitions, including the most successful Monet exhibition in Europe, which attracted almost 300,000 visitors.
“Monet – rebel and genius”.
Data and facts about the new dimension:
- immersive projection show on Europe’s largest 360° screen
- 6,500 m² projection area (more than a soccer field)
- 47 m high screen
- 33 high-power laser projectors
- more than 250 works from Monet’s extensive oeuvre
- on 6 projection surfaces including floor and ceiling projection
- more than 65 million native pixels
- 22 minutes main program with two additional short shows
Claude Monet 1840 – 1926
An exhibition as unique
as the artist himself
Impressionism is still fascinating as a style today. Not to paint what is there, but to capture the effect of light on canvas, is an idea that still does not let us go. “I want to reproduce what I feel before the motif,” Monet once said about his work. And the sensation always changes with the light. Monet clarified this change in series. Outstanding is the series of the cathedral of Rouen, whose 33 pictures in the context of the show for the first time worldwide all in a room are gathered.
Monet himself was always open-minded and curious about technological innovations during his lifetime. For the completely new painting style of Impressionism, he intensively studied the latest scientific findings of “sensory physiology” at the time. Thus Impressionism and the principle of the immersive projection show of today have much in common. Both aim for an emotional effect, and light plays the main role in both.
In his central legacy, the Orangerie Museum in Paris, Monet himself ensured that the visitor is surrounded, indeed completely enclosed, by his paintings. Seen in this light, the Monet show in the circular Visiodrom continues the artist’s request with state-of-the-art technology.
Conceived by the Visiodrom in conjunction with experts, the Monet experience is the most comprehensive presentation of Monet’s work ever, with over 250 paintings. Series, such as Rouen Cathedral, Haystacks, Poplars and Water Lilies, can be seen together in one place for the first time.
The accompanying exhibition introduces visitors to Monet’s time and reveals contexts that are essential for a sound understanding of the work. In this way, the Monet experience goes far beyond anything offered for entertainment in this field today.
Pure fascination
A new world of light
Monet was considered one of the most innovative artists of his time. In the depiction of his atmospheric moments, light, its effect and image, plays a key role. So it is with today’s immersive projection exhibitions. Therefore, it is likely that Monet would have been not only open-minded, but even enthusiastic about today’s possibilities. An exhibition using today’s projection technology continues the Impressionists’ search for the most emotionally expressive representation of light with an exciting, modern chapter.
Enjoying art up close
Experience the creation yourself
The visitor walks together with the lady with parasol over poppy meadows, experiences the change of seasons in the valley of the Creuse and the tranquil Parisian suburban life of Argenteuil as well as the pulsating life at the station Saint-Lazare. In addition, he experiences the creation of the paintings themselves. For Monet painted alla prima. This creative process can be reversed digitally. This allows the viewer to participate directly in Monet’s way of working. Finally, he stands in the middle of the water lily pond of Monet’s garden in Giverny. The viewer adopts exactly the perspective planned by Monet and experiences the Water Lilies in the same way as in the Orangerie in Paris. The Visiodrom makes Monet come alive and at the same time invites you to enjoy.
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