Arts & Entertainment
Immersive Van Gogh Show Coming To Tucson
No location or dates have been announced, but those interested in learning more can pre-register for tickets.
TUCSON, AZ —"Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience," the popular exhibition dedicated to the 19th-century Dutch painter that has toured around the world, will be making its way to Tucson at some point.
Recently, Tucson appeared on the website dedicated to the show, listed as one of the cities in which people interested in the exhibition can pre-register for tickets. According to the website, people can put their email address in a box and receive updates to help them "Stay in the Know."
"Tucson, prepare yourself for the most immersive experience." the website declares.
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The website doesn't offer specific dates or a location for the show in Tucson.
Currently, the show is playing in several cities in the U.S. and around the world, including in Scottsdale at the Lighthouse Artspace.
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According to the "Beyond Van Gogh" website, the show breaks barriers by incorporating both still and moving art, and it showcases over 300 of the artist's works including classics like "The Starry Night," "Sunflowers" and "Café Terrace at Night."
"Masterpieces, now freed from frames, come alive, appear and disappear, flow across multi-surfaces, the minutia of details titillating our heightened senses," the website declares. "The show is projected on every surface around you, this makes you feel as though you have stepped directly into a Van Gogh painting."
The exhibition was created by French-Canadian creative director Mathieu St. Arnaud, and it's even accompanied by a soundtrack that is available on Spotify.
In a 2021 review in the exhibition for TimeOut Chicago, Zach Long was impressed by the show.
"If you're eager for a peek at what could be the future of experiential art, 'Immersive Van Gogh' is a visual spectacle that balances eye-popping photo-ops with a survey of the artist's work that's more comprehensive than any single physical exhibit could possibly manage," Long wrote.
On the exhibition's website, Holly Pratt, of Ottawa, Ontario, said the show is for the whole family.
"'Beyond Van Gogh' was so beautiful and moving. What an amazing new way to experience art. The kids loved it too—highly recommend," Pratt said.
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