More and more world-class artworks come to life in immersive exhibitions. From Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) to Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and Claude Monet (1840-1926) to Gustav Klimt (1862-1918): their art and life are impressively staged in large exhibition rooms – without that the original work of art has to be on site at all. This has the advantage that one and the same exhibition can be shown in different cities at the same time. With “Klimt’s Kiss”, an impressive multimedia show about the life and work of the Art Nouveau pioneer is now making a guest appearance in Berlin and, from March 15, in parallel in Munich.
In addition to his portraits of women, female allegories and landscape paintings, the Viennese painter Gustav Klimt achieved international fame with his painting “The Kiss”. The immersive art show “Klimt’s Kiss” tells the life of the artistic genius in three acts. Visitors are guided through the exhibition by a dialogue between two women: Klimt’s muse Emilie Flöges (1874-1952) enters into a fictitious conversation with a contemporary art student. The dialogues combined with music and acoustic effects make Klimt’s life in turn-of-the-century Vienna alive and tangible for visitors. But the exhibition also takes a critical look at the Art Nouveau artist’s work: is his art the timeless depiction of feminine beauty or does it show women as objects of male desire?
All sorts of digital variations are used in this and other art shows. The focus is often on a projection of one or more works of art on meter-high walls or objects. They are expanded to include acoustic elements and sometimes even scents. It is now also possible to color old black-and-white photographs in color or even to restore partially destroyed works using digital tools. This makes it possible for art enthusiasts to experience what was already considered lost.
If you are on a city break in Munich or Berlin in the spring, you have the opportunity to immerse yourself in Klimt’s life and to see the to walk in the footsteps of the Viennese artist. The same applies to the art experience “Monet’s Garden”, which can be experienced until March 5 in Vienna, March 23 in Stuttgart, April 10 in Hamburg and February 26 in New York. The immersive show “Viva Frida Kahlo” will take place in Munich until March 8th.
