P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
MoMA's Affiliation with P.S.1
Visiting P.S.1
Tim Burton
November 18, 2009–April 26, 2010
Held in conjunction with the gallery exhibition Tim Burton and the film exhibition Tim Burton and the Lurid Beauty of Monsters
A director of fables, fairy tales, and fantasies, with an aesthetic that incorporates the Gothic, the Grand Guignol, and German Expressionism, Tim Burton has created a body of films—fourteen features released over two and a half decades thus far—that reveal an uncompromised auteurist vision. Burton’s striking visuals and indelible characters make even his blockbuster studio films intimately personal. From adaptations to musicals to stop-motion animated films, his work bears a distinctive, unmistakable point-of-view, and his unique interpretations of well-known comic and literary characters, real-life personalities, and beloved childhood icons have resulted in creations that sometimes surpass their sources. Along with his frequent collaborators—including actors Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, composer Danny Elfman, production designer Rick Heinrichs, and costume designer Colleen Atwood—Burton has also crafted a new canon of beloved characters, from Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice to Jack Skellington and the Corpse Bride.
Organized by Ron Magliozzi, Assistant Curator, and Jenny He, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Film, with Rajendra Roy, The Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film.
Special thanks to Ned Price, Warner Bros.; Schawn Belston and Caitlin Robertson, Twentieth Century-Fox; Kristen McCormick, Disney; Barry Allen and Andrea Kalas, Paramount; and Grover Crisp and Jared Sapolin, Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Tim Burton is sponsored by Syfy.
Additional funding is provided by The Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art.
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The Museum of Modern Art Film Benefit
A tribute to Tim Burton
Helena Bonham Carter
Johnny Depp
Robert A. Iger and Willow Bay
David and Julia Koch
Co-Chairs
Cocktails at 6:30 p.m.
Presentation at 7:30 p.m.
Dinner at 8:00 p.m.
After-party at 9:00 p.m. to midnight
Featuring music by DJ Justin Miller (DFA Records)
Founded in 1935 as the Film Library, the department now oversees an internationally renowned collection of more than twenty-two thousand films and four million film stills incorporating all periods and genres. Among its holdings are original negatives of the Biograph and Edison companies and the world's largest collection of D. W. Griffith's films.
A Golden Globe–winning and Academy Award–nominated film director, producer, writer, and artist, Tim Burton has become a household name. From his offbeat debut feature Pee-wee's Big Adventure, to the darkly comic Edward Scissorhands, to such blockbuster films as Batman and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the filmmaker has made a lasting impact on pop culture with his uniquely skewed artistic vision. Burton will be honored with a monographic exhibition of his art and films at The Museum of Modern Art from November 22, 2009, to April 26, 2010, and his most recent project, a 3-D reimagination of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, will be released in March 2010.
Tim Burton Tour Nights
Spice up your November with the fables, fairy tales, and fantasies of one of Hollywood’s most unique visionaries when you experience the highly anticipated Tim Burton exhibition before it opens to the public. This one-hour private tour of Burton’s drawings, paintings, and sketchbooks, as well as film props and costumes, concludes with a priority reserved seat for a screening of Burton's Beetlejuice (1988).
Corpse Bride. 2005. USA/Great Britain. Directed by Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
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Tim Burton
Ron Magliozzi and Jenny He