Visit the Atelier des Lumières, Paris, France.

A Magical Van Gogh Exhibit

By: Susan Hall - Oct 28, 2020

Van Gogh at L'Atelier des Lumières in Paris

Immersion in "Starry Night."

Large blobs of paint – purple, pink, green, yellow, orange – are scattered on the walls, floor and ceiling. His paintbrush is hurriedly introduced: deep, decisive brush strokes turning the bareness of the foundry into a colourful space.Large blobs of paint – purple, pink, green, yellow, orange – are scattered on the walls, floor and ceiling. His paintbrush is hurriedly introduced: deep, decisive brush strokes turning the bareness of the foundry into a colourful space.

Brushstrokes spiralling light and darkness across the tall drying towers, bare walls and water tank below, transforming into Van Gogh’s Starry Night (1889). It feels like standing in the moving water as the stars and lights of the town are reflected down on visitors.

.Van Gogh's Sunflowers masterpiece transforms into bouquets of flowers with multi-coloured petals.

Missing Paris? Van Gogh? Music? Impresario and superb clarinetist Joseph Rosen points the way to a Magical Van Gogh exhibit with "Vincent" sung by Jim van der Zee. Visit the Atelier des Lumières, Paris, France. 38 Rue Saint-Maur, 75011. Enjoy!

Located between Bastille and Nation, in a former foundry in the eleventh arrondissement of Paris, the Atelier des Lumières holds monumental immersive exhibitions. Using 140 video projectors and a spatialised sound system, the highly unique multimedia equipment covers a total surface area of 3,300 m², extending from the floors to the ceilings and over walls up to 10 m high. It has received over a million visitors since it opened in April of 2018.

"Monet, Renoir ... Chagall Voyages en Méditerranée" from February 28, 2020 to January 3, 2021. Short program: "Yves Klein, the infinite blue" on the same dates.